Canadian Despatch Riders And Signallers (1942)

Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown. Canadian despatch rider drives along a country road and delivers package to a man in a truck. Scene is repeated. M/S of a despatch rider in helmet with goggles on top. He says a few words and waves at the camera. Canadian signaller (signal operator) stands at his counsel board on the back flap of a truck, wearing headphones and speaking into microphone. Signaller wearing earphones sits inside truck. He pulls back the door and says a few words then pulls the door shut again. M/S of signal truck. Three Canadian soldiers stand outside the truck. Two of them speak to camera. Note: see UN 848 A for edited, complete version of this footage with sound as Canadian servicemen send messages back home to loved ones (and get hanky at the ready). FILM ID:1957.05 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/