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An Indian Rite At Alexandria

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
441
Date Released
14 Jun 1915
Length of issue (in feet)
353
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1London Welsh Leaving London For Camp
  2. 2Annual Dog Show, Regents Park
  3. 3Studdy’s Cartoon Money Talks
  4. 4A Contingent From Rhodesia For The Front
  5. 5An Indian Rite At Alexandria
  6. 6With The Herts Yeomanry
  7. 7After the Battle (Carency)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
NoS synopsis: The funeral service of an Indian soldier who has died of wounds, Alexandria, summer 1915. The body, on the seashore at Alexandria, is wrapped in a burial cloth and tended by Indian soldiers. One soldier takes a bucket and pours seawater over the body. According to the caption the body was burnt, but this is not seen.
Keywords
Customs and traditions; Death; Casualties; Military; Funerals
Written sources
Gaumont Graphic Issue Sheets [BUFVC]
Imperial War Museum Collections Online Catalogue   Used for synopsis
Length of story (in feet)
20

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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