Final Tribute to Rm Cadets

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1176
Date Released
17 Dec 1951
Date submitted
13 Dec 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Final Tribute to Rm Cadets
  2. 2Hibok-Hibok in Eruption
  3. 3Coming Yuletide Events
  4. 4Mr Eden on the Hopes of Peace
  5. *Prince Philip at Stoke-On-Trent

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Final Tribute to Royal Marine Cadets. DESCRIPTION: In Rochester Cathedral, where the funeral service was held, two hundred relatives were among the three thousand congregation which included senior Naval Officers and other Service Chiefs. From the Cathedral, the coffins were taken through silent streets to the Cemetery at Gillingham. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU coffin being borne past camera. GV Rochester Cathedral. Interior - cathedral shows coffins before high altar. Royal Marines stand guard. Exterior - relatives enter cathedral, several shots. Naval officer enters. Sea Cadets march up to cathedral. Mayors or Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester walk into cathedral. Coffins being carried out of cathedral. Placed on lorries, pass along roadway. Being carried into cemetery. Placed over graves. Being lowered & bishop saying prayers Ashes to ashes etc. CU trumpeter. Trumpeter sounding Last Post.
Keywords
Organisations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Ceremonies; Local government; Navy; Military; Funerals; Religion and belief; Youth
Locations
Chatham
Card file number
56502
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
212
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