Forces’ Wounded Home Coming (1944)

Unissued / unused material. Location of events unclear, possibly Liverpool, Merseyside. M/S wounded being carried off ship. M/S officials waiting on dock. Various shots as more are carried off, others with missing limbs walk down on crutches. Various shots of disembarkation. M/S soldiers / airmen drinking tea leaning out of train window. L/S crowds waiting for ship. Various shots as soldiers get paid. Various shots of disembarkation. M/S as Red Cross ambulance drives through. Various shots of wounded boarding train with others. M/S soldier doing George Formby act and playing ukulele. M/S nurses handing tea to men in train. 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 age