| Funeral of General Haig; 1928 | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6210 |
| Catalog #: | 445098 | |
| Clip Number: | 445098-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON308E | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Liverpool, Merseyside | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Military FUNERALS: State PERSONALITIES: Haig, Earl Douglas | |
| Description: | "Get 'Aig." Funerals. Memorial service for World War One hero British soldier Douglas Haig; who died Jan 30; 1928. Haig had served in Sudan; India; in the Boer War; etc. before becoming a general in 1914; Field Marshall in 1917; & serving as commander in chief of expeditionary forces in France and Belgium. Liverpool, Merseyside Shot of people entering building or waiting on steps; many women in the crowd. People coming out of building. Shots looking down at people standing around talking. Some members of royal family incl. King & Queen; attended the ceremony (but K & Q not seen here). British Army | |
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