King Albert I of Belgium inaugurates war memorial to the lives lost at the Battle of Ypres.
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- Film ID:
- 2524.30
- Media URN:
- 77765
- Group:
- Old negatives
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1927
- Sound:
- Mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:49:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:50:22:00 / 01:51:11:00
- Canister:
- ON 494 M
Unknown user says
This is not "a" war memorial; the footage deals with the inauguration of the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper (Ypres in English) on the 24th July 1927. Two people are seen making a speech. The first shot, from the left, shows king Albert. The second, filmed from the right (British side, Belgian soldiers standing on the left hand side, ) is field marshall Herbert Plumer. The "saluting soldiers" is probably during the performance of the "Last Post" by the Somerset regiment. Later the Scots Guard pipers play a Lament from the ramparts. See also
http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/memorial-menin-gate-inauguration.htm
Regards, (mr.) Jan Cuypers - Leuven Belgium