| DR MACNAMARA Dr. Macnamara unveils a memorial to boy hero Jack Cornwell. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5213 |
| Catalog #: | 184678 | |
| Clip Number: | 184678-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 732 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:55 - 01:11:40 | |
| Location: | Manor Park, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Unveiling FLAGS AND EMBLEMS: National, Great Britain LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc | |
| Description: | DR MACNAMARA unveils Memorial Cross to Jack Cornwall, V.C., the Boy Hero of the Battle of Jutland. Manor Park, London. M/S of Dr. M. standing next to a memorial draped in a Union Jack flag, a crowd of people in mourning dress listens as he addresses them, including a woman holding a baby. The flag is removed, revealing the memorial to John Travers Cornwell, the men in the crowd remove their hats. M/S of a man wearing a mayoral chain giving a speech in front of the memorial. M/S of wreaths being laid on the memorial by the mayor and Dr. M. C/U of a boy standing in front of the memorial. C/U of Dr. M. talking with people in the crowd. C/U of the crowd, including the woman with the baby, Dr. M shakes someone's hand. C/U of the memorial - writing engraved on it reveals that it was erected by pupils and ex-pupils from schools in East Ham and that Jack was only 16 when he died. | |


