The only known wartime footage of Vera Lynn, 1944 | Archive Film Favourites

This unique footage of singer Vera Lynn was shot on 14 May 1944 near the Burmese border. It’s mute, unedited, black and white footage shot on 35mm film that captures Vera Lynn not singing but chatting to soldiers. Curator Fiona Kelly introduces us to this remarkable footage of the 'Forces' Sweetheart'. You can watch the full unedited version of this footage in the Imperial War Museum's collections online: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...

The rendition of We'll Meet Again was by British servicemen in India in 1945 - watch the full film here: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/it...

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