... of St George flies from HMS Kent's foremast to indicate that the ship is serving as Noble's flagship.

END 00:18:05

Silent 8mm colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing scenes in Hong Kong harbour in the summer of ...

... . Concluding shots showing A and B turrets firing four 8-inch salvoes to starboard and two to port.

END 00:17:00

Silent 8mm black and white footage filmed by Lieutenant-Commasnder George C Blundell showing HMS Kent taking part in gunnery shoots ...

... in bosun's chairs suspended from the tops of HMS Kent's tall raked funnels repainting No. 2 and No. 3 funnels.

END 00:18:19

Silent 8mm black and white footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing life on board HMS Kent on the ...

... 2732). Two Royal Navy officers in swim suits emerge out of the rolling surf onto a beach (location unknown).

END: 00:09:57

Silent 8mm monochrome and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in 1939 at sea, in Hong Kong, on ...

... over the foc'sle of HMS Kent and carefully lowered into the cable locker below deck through the navel hole. END 00:18:52

Silent 8mm black and white film filmed in the spring and summer of 1940 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell, chief torpedo ...

... 'Camilla', landing on the sea. The film ends with a group of soldiers being drilled in a Palestinian street, with Arab boys watching. Much of the film is poorly exposed.

Notes

Technical: 8mm original copied onto 16mm for preservation.

... the carrier at a very slow speed; there are several Fulmars parked on the forward part of the flight deck.

END 00:20:40

Silent 8mm colour and black and white footage shot in the summer of 1940 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell on board ...

... : Duxford Spitfire Mk 24 (serial VN 485) appears in this film.

Camera: Nichols bought second-hand Bell & Howell Sports 8mm camera after his arrival in Hong Kong in December 1952; film took eight weeks to be processed in Australia and returned.

...

... explosions from their shells are visible on the distant horizon. British infantry man a captured Italian Fiat Revelli modello 14/35 8mm heavy machine gun on a rocky outcrop overlooking Sollum. General views of ruined buildings in Sollum. British infantry ...

Great Britain

Amateur footage of William Butlin on holiday in Africa on a riverboat safari.

Shot of William Butlin with an 8mm (?) camera filming bush vegetation/flowers (37 ft). A European car being loaded onto a river ferry/raft. WB chatting to a ...

Great Britain

Amateur footage of William Butlin on holiday in Africa. Shots of WB at his hotel, on safari, on a riverboat, using an 8mm camera during his holiday.

... Elizabeth National Park" ("elephants have right of way") Uganda. WB joking with car driver about the sign - directing traffic (38 ft). WB with 8mm camera filming from the car window. WB drives to "Equator" sign, steps on the white line and shakes hands ...