| ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM GOODENOUGH Moving scenes at the unveiling of the Fleetwood War Memorial. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5374 |
| Catalog #: | 180590 | |
| Clip Number: | 180590-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1445 | |
| Timecode: | 01:57:14 - 01:58:19 | |
| Location: | Fleetwood, Lancashire | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Unveiling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Lancashire MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War | |
| Description: | Admiral Sir William Goodenough. Unveils Fleetwood War Memorial - tribute to heroes of minesweepers and the "small craft" in the Great War. Fleetwood, Lancashire Admiral Goodenough is helped by a man in a top hat, to remove a large Union Jack flag from the war memorial. C/U of statue on top of the memorial. The Admiral speaks to the crowd. Two buglers play at the foot of the memorial. "Their dead Dad's Medals." Young boys and girls in school uniform pose for the camera proudly wearing their dead father's medals. | |
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