| FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL SIR JOHN KELLY Funeral service for Admiral Sir John Kelly is held at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, then he is buried with full naval honours at | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6322 |
| Catalog #: | 252516 | |
| Clip Number: | 252516-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/90 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:34 - 01:32:29 | |
| Location: | London, England and Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: At Sea FUNERALS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire, Portsmouth LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Funeral of Admiral Sir John Kelly. London and Portsmouth, Hampshire. L/S of slow procession of sailors in the funeral cortege. M/S of the coffin of Admiral Sir John Kelly on a gun carriage. Mourners follow, they include high ranking naval officers and their men. M/S of Nelson's Column, aerial M/S of the cortege, M/S as crowds watch. M/S as his coffin is carried up the steps into St. Martin's-in-the-Fields church. M/S of lion statue in Trafalgar Square with the church tower in the background. Various shots as the coffin is borne up the steps. M/S as the coffin is carried onto HMS 'Coruso' (?) in Portsmouth for burial at sea. Bosuns pipe it aboard. M/S as it is placed on a bier. M/S of the coffin on deck surrounded by sailors with heads bowed. M/S's as the ship sails away with ensign at half mast. | |
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