FRANCE: Statue unveiled in tribute to Earl Haig (1931)
BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Statue unveiled as war leaders pay respects to Britain’s great soldier at martial ceremony.
B/W footage
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French troops march and gathering in town centre
Statue of Earl Haig (British Field Marshal, World War I)
Troops salute as British national anthem played SOT
Close Shot of statue (Earl Haig on horseback)
Lady Haig laying wreath at statue
Side Shot Field Marshal Allenby speech SOT
Admiral Lord Jellicoe (British naval officer and Prince of Wales special representative) with French generals
High Angle GV ceremony standing to attention as French national anthem played
Background: Statue unveiled as war leaders pay respects to Britain’s great soldier at martial ceremony.
B/W footage
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig / Field Marshal Edmund