Canadian Despatch Riders (1942)

Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown. L/Ss of Canadian despatch riders driving up to a truck on motorbikes. Seems to be a set up for a cameraman in the foreground. Close shots of riders wearing helmets. Canadian soldiers march across a ground. Soldiers stand around chatting and posing for cameras. M/S of insignia on a soldier’s shoulder reading ’CANADA RCCS’. 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 be viewed on the British Pathé websi
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