Womens’ War Service Parade (1914-1919)

Womens’ war service parade. Leicester, Leicestershire. Opens w/ CU of man and woman receiving medals from an elderly officer; shaking hands. Women’s Land Army parade in progress: women ride in hay wagon; walk carrying pitchforks; more wagons; banners etc. Pan on women of Land Army and another group (?) standing in front of Leicester war memorial. CU same old man walks past w/ woman; other officers etc. DS pan rt. on square; fountain in FG; Land Army women (w/ banner over them God Bless the Hand that Speeds the Plough) and other women war workers. CU woman speaking to camera. 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 (19