Armistice Day Thousands Attend Deeply Impressive Service Cardiff (1926)

Full title reads: “Thousands attend deeply impressive service in Cardiff“. Armistice Day, South Wales. M/S of two priests / vicars reading sermon in front of a World War One Memorial, a troop of soldiers stand to attention in the background. M/S of crowd of people singing hymns around the memorial. We also see vicars and army officers standing next to memorial singing hymns, a brass band accompanies them. Panning shot showing crowds observing minutes silence. M/S of vicars and officers, one of the officers salutes. The officers then lay wreaths on the memorial. M/Ss of ex-servicemen, war veterans, laying wreaths. Note: regional variations of story for Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham and Dublin all exists in G 1346. Also for Cenotaph memorial service - see ARMISTICE DAY 1926 also in G 1346. 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.