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1929 DEFENCE: Old Contemptibles inspection
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0:54Now PlayingDate: 22nd August 1929
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE CARD INFORMATION: Old Contemptibles
ENGLAND: London: Horse Guard's Parade:
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General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien along inspecting the "Old Contemptibles" (British Expeditionary Force) (BEF) (British army) (First World War soldiers) / Smith-Dorrien next vehicle with others / Close up of plate inscribed with names and "lest we forget" / Smith-Dorrien watching veteran soldiers parade
SLATE: At the Cenotaph
Various of parade and laying of poppy wreath at foot of Cenotaph
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