NAAFI Wagon (1944)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Allied invasion of occupied Europe. Various shots NAAFI (Navy Army Air Force Institutes) mobile canteens driving around France (?), stopping to serve British soldiers. The soldiers run over to the vans and queue up to spend their wages. We see the soldiers enjoying cigarettes, chocolate and snacks. Various shots fleet of NAAFI mobile canteens; we see the drivers cleaning the vans and restocking them. 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 co
Back to Top