2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation (1899)

• 34%
• 1899
• Documentary
• James H. White

This film captures the departure of the 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, from Quebec for the war in South Africa. Soldiers in campaign uniform march under a triumphal arch to the cheers of flag-waving crowds before proceeding to the wharf and embarking on the transport Sardinian, bound for the Transvaal.