Sydney Burchall (1940)

Note: Probably filmed in the Pathe studio. L/S’s of British servicemen marching along a lane. Several M/S’s of the broadcasting baritone Sydney Burchall singing ’Song of Empire’. The item is inter-cut with very good footage of servicemen and soldiers from all parts of the empire marching, and waving from large liners. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.