“We Have Done That Which Was Our Duty To Do!“ (1931)

Full title reads: “Rye. ’We have done that which was out duty to do!’ On third anniversary of the tragedy that stirred the Nation, a memorial to 17 gallant life boatmen inaugurated in the tiny Churchyard by the sea.“ Rye, East Sussex. Pan across congregation gathered in Churchyard for service to remember the Rye lifeboat crew who died in 1928. A memorial is draped with a RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) flag. Shots of Lord Blanesborough (sp?) unveils the memorial to the dead men. More shots of the gathered people singing ’Abide With Me’, a hymn. MS of memorial. 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 B