The Last Salute 1927

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Item title reads: "Passing of Sir George Higginson, oldest general in the British army."

Marlow, Buckinghamshire

M/S of a long line of soldiers wearing busbies, proceeding along the streets where the funeral procession is moving along. The funeral car passes. The coffin, covered by...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26592
Sort Number:
G 1370
Time in/Out:
01:32:43:00 / 01:34:11:00
Canister:
G 1370
Film ID:
668.22
Issue Date:
07/02/1927

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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