1936 DEFENCE: British forces leaving Southampton for service abroad
April 22, 2026
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0:57Now Playing1936 DEFENCE: British forces leaving Southampton for service abroad
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as posted by the channelDate: 14th September 1936
Location: Southampton, UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Outward Bound! Troopships leave for foreign stations
ENGLAND: Hampshire: Southampton:
Members of British armed forces along quayside and boarding ships carrying kit bags and sacks including one sailor kissing girlfriend goodbye. Members of Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and Royal Irish Fusiliers boarding HMS Dorsetshire going to Palestine as families wave from dock.
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