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Object description
The Adjutant General of the Royal Marines visits the Commando Training Centre at Achncanny, Scotland.
Content description
The Adjutant General of the Royal Marines, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Hunton, taking the salute at the march past of a 43rd Royal Marines Commando Unit. The Adjutant General with Lieutenant Colonel Charles Vaughan, officer in charge of the Commando Training Depot, watching troops on an opposed landing. An opposed night landing, with Tracer bullets and flares. Troops crossing a river using the 'ropes cat crawl' manoeuvre. Men slipping off the rope and being rescused by their instructors. The Adjutant General taking the salute at the march past of an incoming Commando, led by the pipe band of the Commando Training Depot. Troops receiving driving practice. The Signal Section of the 43rd Royal Marine Commandos after returning from a seven-mile speed march. The Adjutant General chatting to the men. The Signal Section marching off.
Physical description
35mm
