1939 Appeal for stretcher bearers and ambulance drivers
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0:45Now Playing1939 Appeal for stretcher bearers and ambulance drivers
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as posted by the channelDate: 28th August 1939
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Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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An appeal for volunteers to be stretcher bearers and ambulance drivers, both male and female including wounded citizens being helped to ambulances amid fire and rubble and people on stretchers
AMBULANCE Appeal for Stretcher bearers & Ambulance Drivers.
STRETCHER BEARERS Shots of ditto used in appeal for Ambulance Drivers & Stretcher bearers
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WWII, World War II, Second World War, war, World War 2, prepare, preparation, eve, Air Raid Precautions, ARP, Civil Defence, Auxiliary Fire Service, AFS, National Fire Service, NFS
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