Navy Comforts Issue Title Is Take That (1944)

Part of issue TAKE THAT. South Africa. L/S of fleet of warships at sea. Various shots of white women spinning wool yarn at old fashioned spinning wheels. M/S of volunteer knitters collecting balls of wool. M/S of volunteers knitting warm clothing for soldiers. Various shots of sheets of white women cutting and rolling up sheets of sheepskin. The rolls being stacked. Various shots of women sewing sheepskin slippers for prisoners of war. Various shots of black men sewing sheepskin coats. Somewhere in Britain. C/U of 2 millionth comfort parcel from South Africa. Various shots of Mr. Kirkland Bridge, director of Navy Comfort Services, presenting parcel to crew of Merchant Navy steamship. Various shots of sailors trying on warm woolly jumpers. L/S of fleet at sea. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VI
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