| SCOTLAND'S FAREWELL Huge crowds watch as Earl Douglas Haig's coffin is taken to his final resting place, Dryburgh Abbey in Edinburgh. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5380 |
| Catalog #: | 180834 | |
| Clip Number: | 180834-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1475 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:47 - 01:51:49 | |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland, Edinburgh PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PERSONALITIES: Haig, Earl Douglas | |
| Description: | Scotland's Farewell - to Earl Haig... her soldier son... deeply impressive scenes in Edinburgh marked passing of the Field Marshall. Edinburgh, Scotland High angle L/Ss of a parade of Scottish soldiers marching slowly through Edinburgh as Earl Douglas Haig's coffin travels to his final resting place of Dryburgh Abbey; large crowds line the street. "No military pageantry... just a simple homely procession, marked his last journey along the road he knew and loved so well." L/S of a very long procession of boy scouts and soldiers accompanying Haig's coffin to Dryburgh Abbey; hundreds of people line the way. The coffin is carried by soldiers to the burial chamber, followed by Haig's family; a huge crowd stands watching. L/S of Haig's family as they watch the burial. | |
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