On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:23 +0100, MB <MB@nospam.nospam> wrote: >On 09/06/2013 21:54, Graeme Wall wrote: >> I did think of that but I can't for the life of me see why the RA would >> need specialist projectionists in that era. Would be part of the job >> for a cameraman. The term Cinematographer is still used in the film >> industry for the principal cameraman. > > >Film cameraman seems most likely. There would be a need for films for >training, records of equipment trials and PR purposes. > >Much less demand for projectionists, perhaps a large training >establishment or headquarters (where film of secret trials might be >viewed) could have one. > Looking at various histories for the time it seems quite likely that (away from the world of entertainment) the projectionist and cameraman were quite likely to be the same person or part of the same crew.

How about a specialist in projectiles......as in rockets and/or bombs?? Just a thought......mary lou -----Original Message----- From: Charles Ellson <ce11son@yahoo.ca> To: genbrit <genbrit@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Jun 10, 2013 3:00 pm Subject: Re: Royal Artillery 1914 job decription On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:23 +0100, MB <MB@nospam.nospam> wrote: >On 09/06/2013 21:54, Graeme Wall wrote: >> I did think of that but I can't for the life of me see why the RA would >> need specialist projectionists in that era. Would be part of the job >> for a cameraman. The term Cinematographer is still used in the film >> industry for the principal cameraman. > > >Film cameraman seems most likely. There would be a need for films for >training, records of equipment trials and PR purposes. > >Much less demand for projectionists, perhaps a large training >establishment or headquarters (where film of secret trials might be >viewed) could have one. > Looking at various histories for the time it seems quite likely that (away from the world of entertainment) the projectionist and cameraman were quite likely to be the same person or part of the same crew. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENBRIT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message