FELIXSTOWE SPORTS 13/8/1918 [Main Title]

An athletics meeting for RAF and Royal Navy personnel at the seaplane base at Felixstowe, 13th August 1918.

A Royal Navy bagpipe band parades around the sports field. The end of one of the races is shown. A 'reveille race' of men getting dressed. More races take place, some for WRNS and WRAFs. A 'clown' group moves around the field. The sack race is followed by competitors changing over in the relay, another women's race, the tug-of-war and the obstacle race. A view over the crowd, including some officers and WRNS officers. A 'rowing eight' race. A posed group of Royal Navy and RAF men followed by the prizegiving.

35mm