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Title: KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS "FREEDOM OF BERWICK" PARADE

Reference number: 8348

Date: 1947c

Director: [filmed by Richard H.S. Irvine?]

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 5.35 mins

Description: Amateur footage of activities at the King's Own Scottish Borderers training centre and in Berwick Barracks and shots of the KOSB "Freedom of Berwick" parade and ceremony in 1947 attended by the Duchess of Gloucester.

Refs. 8346, 8347 and 8348 appear to be constituent parts for an edited version of the 'Freedom of Berwick' ceremony.

[Please note the viewing copy may display some visible defects such as flicker.]

Shotlist: [shot-listed from .AVI file using Quicktime]

(0.00) blank (0.04) gvs of the King's Own Scottish Borderers no. 25 Primary Training Centre and depot, including Union flag flying, Nissen huts - shot of KOSB poster - shots of KOSB troops on parade ground, performing drill, officers chatting - brief shot of soldier writing at beach (1.43) gvs of KOSB "Freedom of Berwick" ceremony: crowds line street as military parade passes - shots of colour party with regimental flags, Duchess of Gloucester walks past on inspection followed by Mayor of Berwick and other officials - brief shots of Duchess talking to soldiers - underexposed shots of regimental march-past - shots of Duchess and Mayor coming down from podium after speech - gvs of seated guests from above (3.15) shots of procession led by military pipe and brass bands and soldiers entering the courtyard of Berwick Barracks, followed by Duchess, Mayor and other officials, KOSB troops - shots of colours ceremony and presentation of colours by Duchess, soldiers present arms - shots of procession of colours back out of gateway, shots of crowd (5.32) blank (5.35)