The White Star liner SS Baltic comes into Liverpool dock at 9.30am, carrying the American party. Waiting for its arrival are the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Liverpool, Rear-Admiral Stileman (the c...
I. MS of group posed for the camera - Amelie is a tall woman, taller than the two civic dignitaries who stand to either side. The ex-Queen inspects the Guides (they are very young - Brownies ?). A sma...
I. 'CAPTURED GERMANS. German prisoners of war captured by the French and Serbian Troops in the offensive which is being made towards Monastir.' German POWs fall in on station platform - the wagons of ...
Both the fête and the film stress the fact that the Duchess was American. The children present her with a bouquet in their school playground. She addresses them while a child waves a US flag behind h...
I. 'INSPECTION OF SPECIAL CONSTABULARY. Inspection of the L Division of Metropolitan Special Constabulary by the Inspector General.' In a London park the Special Constables - some in civilian dress wi...
(Reel 1) Opening pan across fleet anchorage (note HMS Neptune). The King is seen onboard a succession of battleships, watching marchpasts of the crews - HMS Queen Elizabeth (Colossus Class in backgrou...
(Reel 21) The episode starts with 'Justice' and captioned newspaper clippings, "British forces in peril... more important than Kut". The decision to send the relief force on 4th April 1919 is reported...
I. Nelson's Column decorated for a war bonds rally. II. Admiral Sturdee poses with vice-admiral's flag flown at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. III. Beatty and Rodman shake hands, posed between th...