Navy’s Homage to Truculent Victims

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1077A

Date Released

26 Jan 1950

Date submitted

23 Jan 1950

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy’s Homage to Truculent Victims. DESCRIPTION: There were some four hundred relatives among the fifteen hundred people at Rochester for the memorial service to those lost in the Truculent disaster. Also present were Lt Bowers, Commander of the submarine, the First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser and the Mayors of the Medway Towns. SHOTLIST: KS. Tilt down tower of Cathedral. GV of Cathedral. Arrivals, Lt Bowers, Lord Fraser, Mayors of towns & Glossop. GV of Cathedral. Doors of Cathedral being closed. SOUND - "For Those in Peril on the Sea", cut-ins of crowds outside, shots of Cathedral. CU types listening to service. Cut-in of interior of Cathedral. Admiral Sir Henry Moore leaves shaking hands with Bishop of Rochester. Foreign representatives leave. GOOD SCENES:- GVs of Rochester Cathedral. Pans of Cathedral. Various pans, shots taken from all angles of Rochester Cathedral.

Keywords

Commemorations; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Religion and belief

Locations

Rochester Cathedral

Card file number

53114

Credits:

Camera: Hilton Craig
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

132

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