Rev. Mellish; V.C. Honoured At AKA Rev.Noel V.C

Rev. Mellish; V.C. Honoured At AKA Rev.Noel… 1914-1918

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Short Summary

Victoria Cross winner Rev. Edward Noel Mellish returns to Deptford where he is given a hero's welcome.
Description

Deptford, London.

Victoria Cross winner Rev. Edward Noel Mellish returns to Deptford where he is given a hero's welcome. Opens with shot of Lord Mayor standing beside coach; police on horseback in BG. Rev. Mellish gets out; tall; bespectacled; wears an ecclesiastic collar under his army uniform. Following him is a man in a powdered wig.

Next shot of a procession down the street: Mellish; army officers; Lord Mayor; walking down street past crowd; bunch of boys in uniforms with hats turned up like Australians stand at the right. CU Army officer with big white moustache; as they walk by. Shot of Rev. Mellish talking to young soldiers. Mellish; facing camera and speaking; standing with some very young looking boys in soldiers' uniforms with rifles. Pan to Lord Mayor; next to Mellish. Celebration. World War One; honours; decorations. Religion; military.
Tags
- war;
- hero;
- celebration;
- honour;
- decoration;
- procession;
- boys;
- uniforms;
- priest;
- minister;
- religion;
- military
Data

Film ID:

1850.04

Media URN:

71279

Group:

Old negatives

Archive:

British Pathe

Issue Date:

1914 - 1918

Sound:

sound

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:00:56:00

Time in/Out:

01:02:05:00 / 01:03:01:00

Canister:

ON 011 D aka G 0379 B

jamied says

24th May 2012

"E Noel Mellish" is Edward Noel Mellish.

As well as being awarded the Victoria Cross he also won a Military Cross.

Mr Mellish was the first member of the army chaplaincy to be awarded a Victoria Cross. The actions for which he won the distinction are here.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed
ward_Noel_Mellish
conijoni says

17th September 2013

bunch of boys in uniforms with hats turned up like Australians - these are members of the Incorporated Church Scout Patrols, ICSP, a scouting organisation set up by the Church Lads Brigade for lads of 10 to 15 years of age.

some very young looking boys in soldiers' uniforms with rifles - these are Cadets from the Church Lads Brigade, for older teenage lads.
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Rev Mellish was a CLB Officer before the Great War.
AlanJM says

15th January 2015

It looks like the first part of this is shot in Lewisham Way around the junctions with Tanner's Hill & Lucas Street. The second part is definitely outside the old Deptford Town Hall in New Cross Road (near Laurie Grove).
British Pathé says

23rd August 2012

Thanks.