WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 354-1 (French version, fragment) [Main]
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Outros títulos: PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 354-1 (French version, fragment) [alternative]
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Ano: 1918
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Duração: 3 mins
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Descrição: Lyttelton, in full dress uniform, watches while the Pensioners march past him in twos in the grounds of the hospital. He inspects them, and talks to those who, due to age, have remained seated. There is another marchpast.Among the naval officers is one man in civilian clothes who receives a knighthood. He is blind. Convalescent soldiers watch the ceremony with the rest of the crowd. Nurses receive their decorations."Paris is menaced by the enemy. British reinforcements help refugees in the battle-zone." British soldiers watch while a column of refugees with carts moves up a dirt road into a wood. Other refugees halt their wagons in Béthune (?) while a column of British troops passes up the road in the other direction, including a limbered 60-pounder.
I. French language version of a newsreel item on General Sir Neville Lyttelton reviewing Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, on its Foundation Day, 1st June 1918.II. French language version of a newsreel item on King George V decorating sailors, soldiers and nurses in the rear courtyard of Buckingham Palace, June 1918.III. French language version of a newsreel item on British troops watching refugees, probably in Béthune, Western Front, 9th-10th April 1918.
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Palavras-chave: EFG1914 / World War I / Lyttelton, Neville Gerald / George V, King / British Army, Chelsea Pensioners / Royal Navy / World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, British / British Army / British Red Cross / World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care / British Army / delegations, British national - military / ceremonies, British - display / ceremonies, British - state: investiture / buildings, British - institutional: Buckingham Palace / weapons, British - gun: 60-pounder / refugees, French - flight / propaganda, British - inspirational / 31/3(41) / 31/3(41) / 01/3(4-15).83 / GB, England & London, SW
/ GB, England & London, SW / Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France / Age -
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Fornecedor: Imperial War Museums
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Direitos: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Companhia produtora: Topical Film Company
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Cor: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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Language: fr