GAUMONT GRAPHIC 374 (fragment 2) [Main]

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Year: 1914
Runtime: 1 min
Description: In Trafalgar Square a big placard has been placed across the plinth of Nelson's Column, reading "England Expects This Day That Every Man Will Do His Duty". People crowd the square. Around the plinth are wreaths, one from the "gallant sailors of France", others commemorating British ships sunk since the start of the war: HMS Speedy, HMS Pathfinder and HMS Aboukir have wreaths shown. British sailors contemplate the display.
Newsreel item on Trafalgar Day in London, 21st October 1914.
Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / Royal Navy / World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, British / recruitment, British naval: [+] / propaganda, British - inspirational: [+] / celebrations, British - event-related: Trafalgar Day / 31/3(41) / GB, England & London, WC / propaganda
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Provider: Imperial War Museums
Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
Production company: Gaumont
Colour: Black & White
Sound: Without sound
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