| OVER 15,000 EX-SERVICEMEN Members of the British Legion remember their fallen co | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5500 |
| Catalog #: | 250331 | |
| Clip Number: | 250331-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/46 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:29 - 01:37:54 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Veterans MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “London. Over 15,000 Ex-Servicemen of British Legion headed by the Earl of Athlone remember fallen comrades in great annual memorial parade at Cenotaph.” London. Large gathering of veterans and ex-servicemen at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The Last Post is played. Clergy and a military band lead the crowd from the opposite side of the Cenotaph. Crowds watch the solemn ceremony of remembrance for War Dead. The National Anthem is sung. N.B. Not sure what ceremony this is - Remembrance day is normally in November. | |
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