| THE KITCHENER MEMORIAL General Lord Horne unveils tower memorial to Kitchener in Orkney. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5344 |
| Catalog #: | 183743 | |
| Clip Number: | 183743-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1309 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:33 - 01:07:26 | |
| Location: | Orkney Islands, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Unveiling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland | |
| Description: | The Kitchener Memorial erected to memory of Empire's great Soldier ... unveiled by General Lord Horne. Marwick Head, Orkney Islands, Scotland. M/S of several elderly officers and Lord Horne inspecting a line of ex-servicemen wearing medals. M/S of Lord Horne tearing down a Union Jack covering a plaque on the side of a tower, a group of dignitaries watch him. C/U of the plaque which reads: 'This tower was raised by the people of Orkney is memory of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener...' A woman lays a cross shaped wrearth beneath the plaque. L/S of the tower on dramatic cliff tops with sea in distance. | |
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