• Short Summary

    V.C. Corporal is honoured in civic ceremony at Southport.

  • Description

    Southport, Merseyside.

    Corporal Holmes is awarded Victoria Cross at ceremony in his honour at Southport. Horse drawn carriage pulls up with Holmes, another officer and 2 men in bowler hats in back, Holmes salutes. C/U men in back of open carriage, a crowd surrounds it.

    Side view of Holmes and the others going up steps over civic building. Pan to sign on building with recruiting message: "Southport's Roll of Honour ... Are You Eligible to Serve? ... If Not Why Not?" Dignitaries on balcony. Mayor gives a speech to crowd below. The hero steps up, salutes and speaks. Mayor leads crowd in cheer.

    World War One; honours; decorations.

    Modified WPA record.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1854.37
    Media URN:
    71534
    Group:
    Old negatives
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    1914 - 1918
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:31:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:42:49:00 / 01:44:20:00
    Canister:
    ON 020 J

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    The man seen here is Frederick Holmes, a Lance Corporal at the time he won his Victoria Cross.

    A picture of Holmes is attached here....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_Holmes

    Details of the actions for which he was awarded his VC can be found here.....

    www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbholmes.htm

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