The Father Of The Guards 1927

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Item title reads: " Late General Sir George Higginson who served 5 Sovereigns and was an officer 69 years before the Great War."

Windsor

M/S of General Higginson a very elderly gentleman, with white moustache, watching a military parade near to a tree lined street. There are soldiers...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26587
Sort Number:
G 1369
Time in/Out:
01:26:34:00 / 01:27:24:00
Canister:
G 1369
Film ID:
668.17
Issue Date:
03/02/1927

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