The Alamein Memorial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1325A
Date Released
28 Oct 1954
Date submitted
25 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen at Film Festival
  2. 2Sullivan V Hansen
  3. 3The Dairy Show
  4. 4Saar Agreement
  5. 5The Alamein Memorial
  6. *Royal Tour Continued

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: El Alamein Memorial. DESCRIPTION: Built near the front line of the famous battle of Alamein, the new memorial is a part of the cemetery and takes the form of Cloisters. The ceremony of unveiling was performed by Field Marshal Lord Montgomery and veterans of the battle were present to pay homage to fallen comrades. SHOTLIST: GV of the memorial cross through the cloisters. GV of the graves. Service guards of honour. Field Marshal Monty inspecting. Various shots of the inspection. Library Material of the battle - desert fighting. Shots of the veterans and relatives. The unveiling of the memorial. Laying the wreath. CU of the graves. Stones. CU of plaque. Speech by Churchill. Monty and VIPs in the cloisters inspecting the names of the dead on plaques. CU of plaque.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
El Alamein
Footage sources
Library
British Paramount
Card file number
62102
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
254
Story extras:
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