1917 Field Marshal Viscount French inspects East Yorkshire Volunteer Force

Date: 19th April 1917

Location: London. ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, HULL

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Field Marshal Viscount French

ENGLAND: Yorkshire and the Humber: East Riding of Yorkshire: Kingston upon Hull:

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ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, HULL

Video Roll Title: Field Marshal Viscount French GCB: 101ft Issue sheet title: FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT FRENCH, GCB. INSPECTS EAST YORKSHIRE VOLUNTEER FORCE AT HULL.

French, Lord: Lord French inspects E. Yorkshire Volunteers

Hull: Lord French inspects E.Yorkshire Volunteers

Nunburnholm, Lord: Lord French inspects East Yorkshire Volunteers

V.T.C.: Lord French inspects East Yorkshire Volunteers

ROLL 1:

LV airship over scene (sev. good shots)

(39ft)

MLV & LV crowd - airship over (in 2nd shot)

(96ft)

MV officers on platform

(106ft)

ELEVATED PAN LV military review (sev. shots)

(212ft)

END ROLL 1. (212' neg.)

ROLL 2:

TITLE: Field Marshal VISCOUNT FRENCH, K.P., G.C.B., Commanding the Home Forces.

SCU officers standing facing each other

MV crowd

MV officers past

MLV officers standing in field and discussing

MLV officers standing to attention and saluting.

END ROLL 2. (ab. 150')

ROLL 3: (neg. & FGP)

military vehicles, officials getting out (Lord French), greeted by senior officers and SCU officials towards camera, troops being reviewed, military parade and band past.

END ROLL 3. (132'neg. & FGP)

ROLL 4:

ELEVATED LV military review

(136ft)

TITLE: FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT FRENCH, G.C.B. inspects East Yorkshire Volunteer Force at Hull.

(142ft)

MV military vehicle in BG, officers forward towards camera (Lord French)

(152ft)

LV airship across sky over crowd

(160ft)

CUTS MLV officers across field, LV reviewing troops, MLV across field

(189ft)

MLV airship in sky

(198ft)

LV to MV soldiers marching past, saluting

(214ft)

MV officers (Lord French) on stand, crowd around

(226ft)

LV to MV soldiers march past carrying guns (?), last two pushing bicycles, followed by military band.

(238ft)

MV officers on stand, discussing parade

(247ft)

MV two soldiers near crowd (in B.G.), children against balustrade looking on

(255ft)

MV officials (Lord French, possibly Lord Nunburnholm?), officer walking up to them (2 shots)

(268ft)

MLV officials down steps of building towards car, Lord French and other dignitary (Lord Nunburnholm?) into car, and away, others looking on, then forward towards camera, officers, soldiers and crowd mingling on steps.

(354ft)

LV flag on top of building

(361ft)

MV soldiers and policemen among crowd.

(380ft)

at Hull.

English Airship (shamrock shape)

Lord Nunburnholm

Personalities - Armed Forces, Airforce - Active, Military - Active

airship, WWI, World War I, Great War, First World War, war, John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres

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