Empire Day

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

248-2

Date Released

27 May 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Balkan Refugees
2. 2Messages for the Germans
3. 3The Blind Fiddler
4. 4Empire Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "London school children celebrate the First Official Empire Day. Wounded Australian and Canadian soldiers watching the ceremony." Young boys and girls file out of school carrying Union Jacks. Lined up, they wave their flags. Boy cadets stand to attention as injured Australian and Canadian soldiers walk along between the rows of children. Mayor and civic dignitaries follow. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Saluting the flag as they march past". Long shot of march past of boys, one section of them in uniform. Young girl offers sweets to the soldiers. Close shot of Union Jack flying.

Keywords

Commemorations; Casualties

Length of story (in feet)

95

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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