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A man from South Manchester has discovered a long-lost recording of his late brother-in-law, which was filmed during the Second World War. Vincent Jeffers sent the "Calling Blighty" message back home to relatives, when he was serving in the Far East. The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University are now making these films avaiable to view online. Marion Hewitt is the Director of the Archive. She's here with Tommy Walsh from Withington, brother-in-law of the late Vincent Jeffers.......................
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