1950 SOUTH AFRICA: Funeral procession of General Smuts in Pretoria, South Africa
April 22, 2026
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1:09Now Playing1950 SOUTH AFRICA: Funeral procession of General Smuts in Pretoria, South Africa
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as posted by the channelDate: 18th September 1950
Location: Johannesburg
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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SLATE INFORMATION: Funeral of General Smuts
SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria: Groote Kerk:
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Field Marshal, (General) Jan Christiaan Smuts funeral procession in Pretoria, South Africa
GENERAL SMUTS Funeral in Pretoria..His coffin carried out of Groote Kerk Church and borne by gun carriage to Johannesburgh for cremation and to scattered on Velt...procession of mechanised army and men thro' streets of Pretoria..Medals carried on cushions
Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, PC, ED, KC, FRS, Minister of South Africa, parade, mourners, funerary
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