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