Aldershot Military Parade

From the collection of

Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Wessex Film and Sound Archive is based in Winchester. Providing the opportunity to see and hear history, the archive contains nearly 40,000 film, video and sound recordings relating to Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, ranging from late Victorian times to the present day. It includes both amateur and professional material, local newsreels, military and maritime subjects, as well as footage produced by individuals, businesses and organisations.

Aldershot Military Parade


This film opens with cavalry officers riding onto a open field where, in the distance, a huge line-up of soldiers can be seem standing to attention. We then see a small group of soldiers marching along carrying regimental flags, after which the parade begins. Cavalry officers ride past, followed by armoured vehicles and infantry regiments. We also see regimental bands march past as well as a column of uniformed women marchers from the Women's Auxilliary Army Corps.


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