Egypt Mourns a Great Leader

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

200

Date Released

5 Mar 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News from Royal Navy
2. 2The Big Three Meeting
3. 3Egypt Mourns a Great Leader

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

The funeral of Ahmed Maher Pasha, assassinated leader. The cortège is accompanied by police, fighting men from Britain and the Colonies, a US detachment, Egyptian Army representatives, high ranking British and American officials and Egyptian Army, Navy and Airforce officers. Shots of gun carriage with the coffin.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Ceremonies; Police; Navy; Military; Funerals

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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