Lord Mayor Opens Recruiting Office (1914-1918)

Lord Mayor Opens Recruiting Office in London 1914 (?). London. General view of people crowding around entrance to recruiting office. Union Jack is hung on wall by the door - a few soldiers - officers? - watch volunteer men going inside and seem to be giving them verbal encouragement. Women and children as well as some older men are seen walking past outside or just standing and watching the spectacle. Presumably, the Lord Mayor is inside. World War One; military. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content