Nelson’s Cubs (1929)

Item title reads - Nelson’s “cubs“. Admiral Jellicoe presents prizes to the smart sailor boys of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, Greater London. L/S as the Union Jack flag is unfurled on a flagpole. The cadets stand behind outside the Royal Hospital School. L/S as they march along. Various shots as Admiral Jellicoe salutes them. Various shots as he meets the cadets and shakes their hands. L/S of cadets doing the Hornpipe in formation on the parade ground. Intertitle - ’... just look back on the Bleriot machine of those days..’ M/S as early aeroplane is wheeled along, it has canvas wings and large propellor. 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 Ga