Burial Of Lt. Col. O.A. Fitzgerald, AKA… 1916

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Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Burial service for Col. O.A. Fitzgerald; friend of Lord Kitchener; who died with him when their ship; the 'Hampshire'; hit a German mine. Film of the procession going down the street in Eastbourne: 6 horses pulling cart with the coffin; draped with Union Jack and wreath;...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71294
Sort Number:
ON 012 C
Time in/Out:
01:18:14:00 / 01:19:24:00
Canister:
ON 012 C aka G 0379 B
Film ID:
1850.19
Issue Date:
1916

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  • "Lt. Col. O.A. Fitzgerald" is Oswald Arthur Gerald Fitzgerald.

    jamied 28th Dec 2012

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