Troopship ’ettrick’ Leaves Southampton On Maiden Voyage (1939)

Southampton, Hampshire. L/S’s of the large luxury troopship the ’Ettrick’ at Southampton dock. L/S’s and M/S’s of the 2nd battalion Shropshire light infantry boarding the ship. Good footage of the soldiers waving from the deck of the ship as she embarks for the West Indies on her maiden voyage. 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 website.