Duke Of Gloucester Unveils Earl Haig's Statue… 1937

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Full title reads: "LAST SALUTE TO EARL HAIG".

Whitehall, London.

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, unveils the statue of Earl Haig on horseback in front of a great gathering at Whitehall - only a few hours before the start of the Armistice Day ceremony at Cenotaph. Closer shot of the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13932
Sort Number:
37/090
Time in/Out:
01:26:39:00 / 01:27:18:00
Canister:
37/90
Film ID:
937.28
Issue Date:
11/11/1937

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  • The unveiling of this statue took place on 10 November 1937, as this faded old newspaper article will confirm.....

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/articl
    e/36386725?searchTerm="unveiled
    " "london" "to-day"&searchLimits;=

    jamied 29th Sep 2012
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