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Topical Budget 247-2: Sightless Soldiers' Recreation (1916)

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Blind soldiers from St. Dunstan's Hostel row on Regent's Park Lake.

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The charity St. Dunstan's, known today as Blind Veterans UK, was founded by Arthur Pearson in 1915 to help the increasing number of blind and visually impaired servicemen returning from WWI. In this Topical Budget newsreel item, a group of soldiers from the St. Dunstan's hostel enjoy a spot of rowing on the Regent's Park lake, and are assisted by a female coxswain.

Simon McCallum

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	Topical Budget 205-2: Blind Oarsmen (1915)
	Topical Budget 239-2: King Entertains Wounded Soldiers (1916)
	Topical Budget 248-2: The Blind Fiddler (1916)
	Topical Budget 255-2: Blind Man's Boat Races (1916)
	Topical Budget 266-2: Bruce Castle Fete (1916)
	Topical Budget 271-2: Work at St. Dunstan's (1916)