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Description: | The visit of King George V and Queen Mary to France 3-14 July 1917.
The King and Queen arrive in Calais to start the visit. The King inspects war trophies at Bailleul with General Sir Herbert Plumer, then goes on to watch a tank demonstration and talk with a group of French officers. The Queen watches a flamethrower demonstration at Helfaut. The King and Prince of Wales meet the King of Belgium at La Panne then go on to inspect aircraft at Bray Dunes with General Sir Henry Rawlinson. The Queen inspects aircraft with Brigadier-General Sir Hugh Trenchard, commander of the RFC, and goes on to meet briefly with Sir Douglas Haig, and later to visit an American hospital. The King visits an RNAS base. The Queen visits a Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) and the Tank Corps central stores and tank park. The King and Prince arrive at Tramecourt Chteau and are joined by the Queen, along with the King and Queen of Belgium. On the following day they go their various ways, the King to St-Sixte Monastery (used as a CCS) and on to an aerodrome and the Gas School at Helfaut. Haig meets with the King, the Queen, and President and Madame Poincaré at Abbéville. The Queen and Prince visit the Asiatic Petrol Company factories near Rouen. The King tours Vimy Ridge and the Somme battlefield. At Albert the King knights two Corps commanders, General Currie of the Canadian Corps and General Fanshawe, and decorates a number of French officers. The King goes on to visit Australian 5th Division headquarters. The Queen visits the South African hospital at Abbéville. The King continues his tour of Vimy Ridge and the Somme area. Finally the King, Queen and Prince call in at the Duchess of Sutherland's hospital prior to leaving from Calais for Britain.
35mm | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Queen Hugh Jamieson 5th Division Coy B J W St John Ambulance Currie Casswell Asiatic Petroleum Company Royal Flying Corps Philippe King Henry Seymour Australian Army Albert I Rawlinson Foulkes 31/3(44) Douglas Airlie (Countess of) Royal Navy Louis Felix Marie Francois Morieux (M) Trenchard 01/3(4-15).7 12/3(261.2) Haig D H C Poincare King of Belgium Royal Army Medical Corps casualty clearing station Charles Roberts Henchley Arthur Henry Seymour Queen of Belgium Franchet d'Esperey Poincaré Brewill 1st Division Sutherland (Duchess of) McCay Reginald H S Prince (Duke of Windsor) Australian Imperial Force Horne Bertie Mary Tank Corps George V Francis Leveson Tufnell Halahan Royal Naval Air Service Keppel A R Fanshawe French Army Hugh Montague Julian Hedworth George British Army William Riddell Plumer Elles Henriette Derek Petain Herbert Charles Onslow John H W Children Bacon Edward Squadron Raymond N L Henry Sinclair H C 52 Stamfordham (Lord) Arthur William Edward Arthur H G Elisabeth Beck Birdwood Byng | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Raymond, H C | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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