| ARMISTICE DAY AT THE CENOTAPH Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6351 |
| Catalog #: | 252550 | |
| Clip Number: | 252550-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/90 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:03 - 01:08:43 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Armistice Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Veterans MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Haig, Douglas MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Unknown Soldier, The Cenotaph ROYALTY: British, George VI (Prince Albert, Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) ROYALTY: British, Queen Mary | |
| Description: | "ARMISTICE DAY - OUR GLORIOUS DEAD". London. High angle shot of troops and veterans lined up around the Cenotaph for the Armistice Day ceremony. Procession of priests approaching. Several shots of the King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and Queen Mary arriving with several other people - Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare is with them. King approaches the Cenotaph, salutes and places wreath at its base. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Clement Attlee and several other men standing in line looking on. Minute of silence is broken by a man running through the troops towards the King - security men stop and overpower him. The footage of an incident is shown twice. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary are seen with their prayer books in hands - singing. Several shots of the disabled men, many in wheelchairs. King salutes, leaves Cenotaph and goes to lay another wreath at the base of memorial to Earl Haig unveiled two days earlier. Several shots of a long line of people waiting to lay flowers at Cenotaph. | |
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