CAPT. FISHER'S FUNERAL he funeral of Captain 'Jacky' Fisher, First Sea Lord during the First World War.
	Tape Master:	5208
	Catalog #:	179511
	Clip Number:	179511-1
	Orginal Film:	G 685
	Timecode:	01:02:46 - 01:03:31
	Location:	England
	Year Shot:	1920 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	FUNERALS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Navy, British MILITARY: Officers PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Military
	Description:	Empire mourns 'Jacky' Fisher - the greatest Sea Captain since Nelson. London. Captain Fisher's Union Jack draped coffin is pulled from Westminster Hospital on a cart by sailors in naval uniforms. An admiral's hat lays on the coffin, a sailor holding a velvet cushion with the Captain's medals on and two sailors carrying a large wreath follow the cart, along with various naval representatives and sailors. L/S of the funeral cortege entering Westminster Abbey. John (Jack ) Arbuthnot Fisher, Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord 1904 - 1905, 1914 - 1915. He died on the 7/10/1920.

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