General Birdwood Presents Medals Aka Gen. Birdwood (1914-1918)

General Birdwood at an informal military honours ceremony during World War One. Location of events unknown. Various shots of the General presenting medals to soldiers (possibly from New Zealand); he pins the medals to their uniforms, shakes hands and salutes. Various shots of honoured soldiers celebrating; they toss their hats into the air and give three cheers. C/U of the General speaking to 3 posh looking ladies dressed in black and furs. Modified WPA record. 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