Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Maj[or] Tilston in Canada 

Producing Agency:   Canadian Army Film Unit

Production Date:   1944

Synopsis – the hospital ship El Nid brings Major Fred Tilston back to Halifax. He is given a ceremonial welcome and boards a train. A sequence showing his welcome in Windsor follows, with Major Tilston and his sister driving through the town. The piece continues with various ceremonial events, including pipers and a speech by Paul Martin, Sr.

Repository:   National Film Board of Canada, Stock Shot Library

Subjects:
Canadian Army Film Unit
World War II, 1939 1945 - Disembarkation
Hospital Ships

Genre:
Newsreels

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