| ARMISTICE DAY 1928 Armistice Day 1928 - many people gather to pay tribute 10 years after the end of the First World War. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5396 |
| Catalog #: | 242734 | |
| Clip Number: | 242734-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1554 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:15 - 01:41:31 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial HOLIDAYS: Armistice Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK | |
| Description: | Armistice Day 1928 - ten years later but first let Pathe Gazette for a few brief minutes conjure up the past. Armistice Day 1928. "Ten years later, but first let Pathe Gazette, for a few brief minutes, conjure up the past." "That first "delirious" Armistice Day in 1918." Happy scenes as people wave and cheer, some ride past in trucks. L/S of people jumping up and down and waving Union Jacks. "And that day of joy when our victorious troops passed in triumph." L/S of the regiments marching in London past the crowds of people. L/S aerial view as they make their way through Admiralty Arch. M/S as they march carrying Colours draped with wreaths. "And who shall forget that wonderful Armistice Day when our Unknown Warrior came home." L/S as the coffin carried on a gun carriage is pulled along, officers walk at the side. L/S as they turn a corner and the soldiers salute. King George V places a wreath on the coffin and salutes. M/S as he presses the button to unveil the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, the Union Jacks fall off. L/S as the coffin is led past. M/S of choir boys and other people praying, the camera pans up to the cross in front of the church. "And now, Britons all, remember it was the navy, the silent navy, bulwark of our Empire, that made victory possible by holding 'the seven seas.'" | |
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