1939 DEFENCE: Schoolboys learn about defence at exhibition
May 7, 2026
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0:58Now Playing1939 DEFENCE: Schoolboys learn about defence at exhibition
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as posted by the channelDate: 5th January 1939
Location: HORTICULTURAL HALL, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Schoolboys Learn All About Defence
ENGLAND: Horticultural Hall:
General view interior Exhibition / boys with guns / Bren guns / group around Bren gun / boy working gun / boys looking at model gun / instructor explaining / schoolboy-type looking interested / boys around plane-engine / boys with motorcycle engine / boys around 18-inch torpedo / instructor working propellors / boys around model of Wellesley bomber / messenger-boys interested / boys around 7.5 naval gun / boy turning handle / boys around gun
Young Adults; Munitions and Armaments; Exhibitions; Great Britain
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