| FUNERAL CEREMONY French civilians and Scottish troops attend service at war cemetery. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7725 |
| Catalog #: | 504449 | |
| Clip Number: | 504449-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 969 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:27 - 01:24:38 | |
| Location: | France | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEMETERIES: Military CEREMONIES: Military FUNERALS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War Two (WWII) | |
| Description: | FUNERAL CEREMONY French civilians and Scottish troops attend service at war cemetery. France. Various shots of large service held in war cemetery - looks like memorial, rather than funeral, service. Beret wearing buglers and bag pipers from Scots regiment lead parade of British soldiers and French civilians into cemetery. Dignitaries lay wreaths on graves while priests conduce open air service. Good shot two Scottish soldiers with two French girls huddles under umbrellas. More shots parade, as well as bands, altar boys and choir boys also march through cemetery. More shots wreath laying - a French policeman (a gendarme) lays a wreath. More shots of band playing and people singing. | |
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