North Western Expeditionary Force (1940)

Full title reads: “North Western Expeditionary Force“. VS of British troops collecting their arctic kit at the base camp in England (they are camped under canvas). Shots of the soldiers showing off their heavy storm coats. VS of men of the NWEF and their equipment going aboard warships which will take them to fight the Germans in Norway. Soldiers wave from decks of ship as it sails out of port. 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 web