| THE MEN WHO DIED IN CAPTIVITY Ex-prisoners of the First World War attend a ceremony in Whitehall in memory of their comrades who died in captive. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5380 |
| Catalog #: | 242854 | |
| Clip Number: | 242854-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1472 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:00 - 01:15:34 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | The men who died in captivity - Thousands of ex-prisoners of war attend poignant ceremony in memory of their 16,000 comrades who died whilst captives in a foreign land. London. M/S of World War I veterans marching along Whitehall in the pouring rain. High angle L/S shows a military marching band leading the parade along the road; traffic and double-decker trams pass either side. Various shots of the open-air ceremony being conducted by a priest - it seems to be taking place in the street at Whitehall, perhaps beside the Cenotaph. The veterans singing from pamphlets and hold wreaths and shields in memory of their comrades; several also hold umbrellas in the driving rain. L/S of the band leading the procession down towards the Cenotaph. | |
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