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My
dads contribution to the making of
An
Outline Productions Film for UKTV
Part
of the Home Front series first shown in December 2004
THE CAST |
Sgt
Tony Kennedy
with
Steven Mc Ewan -Terry Arnold
Nick Skaliotis &
Jim Johnson |
Ivor Noel Morgan
White
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Looking
for information about the 'Home Guard' as it really
was during World War Two, Outline Productions, the producers of the UKTV
History Series 'Home
Front' spotted the Battle Abbey Website on the Internet and
were inspired by my dads pictures and stories about Battle's local
war effort. It was decided to shoot the film in Battle,
and nearby locations, using volunteers to reenact as nearly as
possible, a few days in the lives of four typical Home Guard recruits
of the 1940's - with some help from my dad.
As well as giving advice
on some aspects of life in the Home Guard, he (Ivor) also appear in the
film, and for his own records, took a series of 'still' pictures
some of which are reproduced here for the many visitors to the website,
from all over the world, who have often expressed interest in this period of Battle's history.
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LOCATION
BATTLE |
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Volunteers
Steven and Nick, wondering what they have let themselves in
for, arrive at the
Battle
Guides Hut, as film director Richard Watsham lines up
one of the cameras. |
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Taking
a well earned coffee break, film researcher Minna Viro chats with
Steven while Sergeant
Tony Kennedy and Richard check the uniforms for size and condition. |
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Tony supervises the issue
of uniforms |
The recruits very first
drill parade |
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Don't worry lads the worst
is yet to come ! |
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LOCATION
EASTBOURNE. |
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Expert firearms instruction
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Now
it's their turn |
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Not
bad scores for beginners |
"
Sorry
lads, can we shoot that again ! " |
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A 4" group
at 50 yards can't be bad ! |
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My thanks to the lads and
the film-crew who worked so hard to revive memories of the
Home Guard |
My thanks to Minna Viro and Richard
Watsham,
Greg Smith and Stuart Wareing (Camera and Sound)
for allowing
Ivor to photograph them during the making of
'Home
Guard'
for
OUTLINE
PRODUCTION FILMS
Check on UKtv History Channel
for repeat screenings |
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