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1940 First British Home Guard band performs
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0:55Now PlayingDate: 26th December 1940
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Home Guard Says it With Music
ENGLAND: London: Chislehurst
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Home Guard (Formerly LDV or "Local Defence Volunteers") gets a marching band. Shots of Home Guard marching with rifles.
march, play, instruments, practice
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