an EGYPTIAN LABOUR CONTINGENT [Main]


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  • År: 1917
  • Varighed: 16 mins
  • Beskrivelse: A pan of the assembly camp in Egypt, tented and open, where the "recruits of all provinces dressed in various types of garb" arrive and are given Egyptian Labour Corps uniform, "the men are delighted with its quality". A squad of Egyptian Labour Corps police drilling. A company of volunteers, in uniform with blanket rolls, march to the quayside to board the SS Minnetonka at Alexandria. The ship leaves harbour. The final scene shows members of the Egyptian Labour Corps in France at a harbour, unloading hay from nets. They watch a single-stick bout followed by "native dance".
    A contingent of the Egyptian Labour Corps from recruitment in Egypt to arrival and work in France, 1917.
  • Nøgleord: EFG1914 / World War I / British Army, Egyptian Labour Corps / ships, British auxiliary - transport: Minnetonka / society, Egyptian military - ethnic / 31/3(621) / 01/3(4-15).6 / Egypt / France / World War, 1914-1918 -- France / Race
  • Udbyder: Imperial War Museums
  • Rettigheder: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Produktionsselskab: Topical Film Company
  • Farve: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound