Admiral Sir William Goodenough (1927)

Item title reads: “ Admiral Sir William Goodenough. Unveils Fleetwood War Memorial - tribute to heroes of minesweepers and the “small craft“ in the Great War. Their dead Dad’s Medals.“ Fleetwood, Lancashire Admiral Goodenough is helped by a man in a top hat, to remove a large Union Jack flag from the war memorial. C/U of statue on top of the memorial. The Admiral speaks to the crowd. Two buglers play at the foot of the memorial. Young boys and girls in school uniform pose for the camera proudly wearing their dead father’s medals. Note: VHS Sleeve title indicates G 1444. The children look sad. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic