St. George’s Day (1923)

Item title reads - Saint George’s Day. Shakespeare memorial celebrations at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. L/S of the flags being unfurled on poles. Smart looking people with wreaths and floral tributes walk along. Intertitle - ’...the Northumberland Fusiliers sport the National Emblem...’ - M/S of soldiers with roses in their hats, M/S as they march past. Intertitle - ’..Memories of the epic attack on Zeebrugge Mole revived....’ - A ship sails up and sailors throw a rope over to the dock. A priest walks off the ship followed by sailors carrying two coffins. C/U as an officer puts a cross of flowers on one of them. M/S of sailors stood round it. 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 136,0