Rum Ration (1916)

Rum ration. Location of events unknown. World War One. Christmas; military. Sailors get their traditional rum rations for the holidays. One guy pumping rum into bucket. Pouring bucket of rum into a barrel. Sailor uses a huge dipper to stir up the rum in the barrel. Dipping rum into bucket held out by a sailor; pan to line of sailors with buckets. CU sailor takes a drink out of a bowl; tilts his head back; drains it; then licks his lips and smiles. Alcohol; tradition; celebration; holidays. 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 VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Vi