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Re: Sgt Petts, filmed in Burma
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 04 March 06 16:16 GMT (UK) »
I have just has an e mail from the BBC.
They said it was not the BBC as there was no TV service during the war. Even though it was shown at the cinema.
It was probably British Movietone or Panthe.
I will give it a week, and if I have not heard from them by then I will e mail them  both again.

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Re: Sgt Petts, filmed in Burma
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 06 April 06 21:37 BST (UK) »
Dear Pettsy,

Contact me at work, and I'll see if I can help. I manage a database of all British newsreels (www.bufvc.ac.uk/newsreels) and I may be able to help, though the information you've posted so far isn't enough to help identify a film - soldiers weren't usually identified by name in such films. The film won't be by the BBC, which didn't operate a television service during the war. It will either be by one of the five newsreels then in existence, or filmed by one or other of the army film units. Most likely it's in the IWM somewhere, but they would need more detail. All of the British Movietone newsreels are online as well as those by Pathe - go to www.movietone.com. Anyway, send me what details you can to (*)

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Re: Sgt Petts, filmed in Burma
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 06 April 06 21:42 BST (UK) »
Good luck again with this new link Pettsy and let us know what happens

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Re: Sgt Petts, filmed in Burma
« Reply #21 on: Friday 07 April 06 00:13 BST (UK) »
OOOH!!

thats interesting!  mum says dad was in a clip.......must get the details

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Re: Sgt Petts, filmed in Burma
« Reply #22 on: Friday 07 April 06 09:48 BST (UK) »
Thank you Luke  :D
I have sent you a pm.

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