Southampton (1947)

Full title reads: “Southampton“. Southampton, Hampshire. 6th Airborne Division (2nd Parachute brigade) returns from Palestine. CU Pan of the side of the ship, the Alcantra, showing crowds of troops leaning over the side. MS Major Paddy Brett, victim of terrorist flogging, running down the gangplank MS CU Commanding Officer Brigadier O’Brien-Twohigg walking off. MS CU troops, with full kit, marching off. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on