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1919 General Pershing, Admiral Wemyss, General Rawlinson and General Birdwood recieve L.L.D.
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April 29, 2026
April 29, 2026
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0:10Now PlayingDate: 23rd July 1919
Location: ENGLAND, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: War Leaders at Cambridge
ENGLAND: Cambridgeshire: Cambridge:
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SV don leads procession, including General Pershing, Admiral Wemyss, General Rawlinson and General Birdwood wearing cap and gowns over uniform, through doors. Policemen standing at side of doors. War leaders at Cambridge, General Pershing, Gen. Sir Wm. Birdwood, Admiral Sir Roselyn Wemyss recieve Honourary Degree at the University.
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, interwar, interbellum, peacetime, Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson, Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, don, professor, cloak, procession, parade, robe,
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