Comforts For The Forces (1941)

Title reads: “Comforts for the forces“. Army Comforts Depot, Reading, Berkshire. Travelling shot along a table covered with blankets, cigarettes, razor blades, etc. The gifts are being packed for sending to overseas troops. Various shots of the gifts being parcelled. The packing and sorting is done by women volunteers and a few soldiers. Narrator finishes by asking: “Maybe you would like to send a gift in money or king?“ FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can