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Description: | Gaumont British News coverage of the funeral of King George V, January 28 1936. Covers the cortege from St James's Palace, London to St George's Chapel, Windsor. B & W, 10m 13sec. Gaumont British News coverage of the proclamation of King Edward VIII at St James's Palace and the Royal Exchange B & W, 2m 11sec. Jan 1936.'Calling Blighty', Produced by Combined Kinematograph Services Film Production & Training Centre for the Directorate of Welfare and Amenities. Greetings from India from armed forces personnel to family in Walsall area. Not all servicemen are identified; those that are (spellings permitted) Denis White, Ron Perry, Norman Inns, John Dowell, John Givens, Bob Everton, Jim Hems, Norman Fellows, Tom Cooper, Doug Ross, Reg Price, Tom Pedley and Bill Manford. Dates to around the end of WWII. B & W, 12m 45sec. Pathe Gazette coverage of Captain T S Smith winning the 1939 king's prize shooting competition held at Bisley (near London). B & W, 49sec. Gaumont British News? coverage of Jerome K Jerome receiving Freedom of the Borough and unveiling a plaque, with Councillor Joseph Leckie. Feb 1927. B & W, silent, 23sec.Un-attributed film of Grand Carnival, Walsall, 1928, with parade of floats. B & W, silent, 37sec.Civic honour parade for the South Staffordshire Regiment after 18 years long service abroad. Walk past the Town Hall and Mayoral salute (E H Ingram) at The Bridge. 1929. B & W, silent, 2m 14sec.Walsall coronation celebrations, 12th May 1937, for coronation of King George VI. South Staffordshire Regiment and Staffordshire Yeomanry marching through Walsall to arboretum; United service in arboretum; mayoral procession and salute (A J Stanley) to parade (British Legion, St John's Ambulance etc); sports fete, marathon walk at the Bridge and gym display at Fellows Park. B & W, silent, 6m.British Movietone News coverage of the Jubilee of King George V, May 6th 1936, narrated by Eric Dunstan. The royal procession to St Paul's and the service. B & W, 6m 38sec.British Movietone News, first news-reel in colour, coverage of the Jubilee of King George V, May 6th 1935, narrated by Eric Dunstan. The royal procession to St Paul's and the service. Colour 1m 30secBritish Movietone News - A Memorable Day - coverage of the Jubilee of King George V, May 6th 1935, narrated by Sir Malcolm Campbell. B & W, 2m 23sec. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | various | Subjects: | Army Video recordings Royal family | Temporal: | (1927 - c1945) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | various | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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