| SALONIKA FORCES REUNITED! Soldiers who fought in Salonika meet in London for reunion service. | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5507 |
| Catalog #: | 253877 | |
| Clip Number: | 253877-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/80 | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:46 - 01:51:00 | |
| Location: | London, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Military PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Organizations WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Veterans | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "London. Salonika forces reunited! Thousands of all ranks - V.A.D.'s and Nurses - come from all over Britain to great reunion Service." London. Unidentified dignitary meets and inspects ranks of veterans from Salonika campaign. This might be Baron George Francis Milne, commanding general of the Salonika forces from May, 1916, who retired with the rank of field marshal in 1933. He stops and talks to a veteran in a wheelchair. He talks to women - presumably Nurses and VADs (Volunteer Ambulance Drivers). Pan across parade ground. A military band plays while gathered veterans sing hymns. Alternate names: Salonica, Thessalonica, Thessaloníki. British operations in the Turkish straits during the First World War (World War I) were based in Salonika. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
