Hero of Jutland Battle

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

258-1

Date Released

2 Aug 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Guns for Salonika
2. 2Serbian Girl Heroine
3. 3Belgian Red Cross Fête
4. 4The Princess Royal and the Australians
5. 5Hero of Jutland Battle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "The body of John Cornwell receives full Naval honours at the funeral. Dr Macnamara Secretary of the Admiralty speaking of the boy said, ‘His grave will be the birthplace of heroes’." Watched by crowds the coffin, drawn by a naval detachment, arrives at the scene of the ceremony and is carried by the naval pall bearers to the graveside, after which a volley is fired over the grave.

Keywords

Military; Funerals

Length of story (in feet)

63

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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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