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1941 Queen Mary inspects an Officer Cadet Training Unit
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0:40Now PlayingDate: 23rd June 1941
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Queen Mary Inspects the O.C.T.U.
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT Queen Mary w.Brig.MacMullan & Brig.Bruce-Hay watch officers training at O.C.T.U.
BRUCE-HAY, BRIGADIER. W.Queen Mary at O.C.T.U..watches officers practice on anti-aircraft..searchlight crew etc.
MACMILLAN, NOW GENERAL..Area Commander O.C.T.U. Accompanies Queen Mary to O.C.T.U..watches officers practice on anti-aircraft..searchlight crew etc.
MARY, The Queen Mother Visits O.C.T.U..w. Brig. MacMullan, Brig. Bruce-Hay..watches officers at anti-aircraft practice..inspecting A.T.S..in cook-house..shakes hands w. Srgt. Cook. (Alan Mc'Neil).
McNEIL, SRGT. (at O.C.T.U.Cook-house). Shakes hands with Queen Mary at O.C.T.U. Cook-House.
Queen Mary of Great Britain; Royalty; Officer Cadet Training Unit; Military - Active
wartime, WWII, demonstration
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