[HOSPITAL FARMYARD]

Rights Information
Year
1918
Reference
F245798
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1918
Reference
F245798
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
United Kingdom
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:00:47
Production company
Pathe Gazette
Credits
Camera: Thomas (Tommy) F. Scales

This brief clip shows soldiers feeding hens and gathering eggs.

Their lemon squeezer hats identify the men as New Zealanders and their uniforms further identify them as hospital patients. Known as the “hospital blues” (also as convalescent blues, or hospital undress) the single breasted suit and trousers uniform was made out of flannel material of an Oxford blue colour with a white shirt and red tie.