Boys’ P.T. Aka Children Of South Africa (1944)

Boys’ P.T. Pretoria, South Africa. Various shots as “physically backward“ boys arrive at a training camp to get them into shape, M/S’s as the medical officer examines them all. Various shots as they undertake different exercises for flat feet and weak backs as well as strengthening the neck and spine. They do formation bending and stretching exercises and most of the boys go from C3 to A1. They do somersaults and tumble about, we see this in slow motion as well. M/S as they march along. C/U of their Commanding Officer Colonel Danny Craven, Springbok footballer. C/U as they march along at the camp. 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