Lord French reviews volunteers at Chelmsford, Essex. L/S pan across hundreds of troops lined up on field. There seem to be thousands of them. Officers stand to attention in front of the soldiers. It is not clear if Lord French is actually seen here - if he is, it is in extreme L/S. See ON 077 F and ON 079 C for more footage. 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 Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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