The Gloucesters’ Welcome

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1177

Date Released

24 Dec 1951

Date submitted

21 Dec 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Gloucesters’ Welcome
2. 2Colonial Secretary’s Malayan Visit
3. 3Prince Bira Weds
4. 4The Circus

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Gloucesters’ Welcome Home. DESCRIPTION: The Glorious Gloucesters, arriving on the Empire Fowey dock at Southampton, where the first welcome, from relatives and friends awaited them before the official welcomes which were to follow. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV ship. Ship alongside quay, troops waving & cheering. Cut-ins relatives ashore waving. Lt Colonel Grist amid the crowds. Captain Harvey leads the Gloucesters off ship. SCU Harvey & men grouped together posing for cameras. Reunion scenes, embracing, kissing etc. Harvey with his wife & children. GV troops & Gloucesters paraded. MS rostrum showing officials on same. CU flashes on shoulders, also the Gloucester name. Mayor & others on platform. Lt General Weatherall reads message from Duke of Gloucester. Three cheers by troops paraded.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies; Local government; Military

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

56534

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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