Private Kenny (1914-1918)

Private Kenny. Location of events unknown. Parade for Private Kenny; awarded Victoria Cross for bravery. Boy Scouts parading then coaches drive past. CU Kenny sitting in open coach; w/ Mayor (?). Kenny salutes. DS coach drives; followed by police on horseback. A crowd of young boys surge into street after the procession trying to get closer to the hero soldier. Policemen on foot; have to push the mob back. The police walk along; w/ crowd right behind them. Crowd fills whole area; people wave at camera; etc. World War One; honours FILM ID:1938.1 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and