Scottish National War Memorial

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1416

Super Issue No.

27/57

Date Released

18 Jul 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 11,000 Child Champions
2. 2Bobby Jones - The Super Golfer
3. 3Scottish National War Memorial
4. 4On the World’s Oldest Bowling Green (Ad 1299)
5. 5Erin Mourns
6. 6HRH the Prince of Wales
7. *Birmingham Air Pageant
8. *Scottish National Pageant

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

commemorating 100,000 Scottish men and women who fell in the war - one of the most beautiful in Europe - opened by the Prince of Wales. Afterwards the King and Queen and Princess Mary came and placed their wreaths on the memorial. To impressive strains of "Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled", the Colours and guidons of each unit were placed in the Hall of Honour.

Keywords

Royalty; Commemorations; Ceremonies

Locations

Edinburgh

Credits:

Commentator

Thomas F. Scales

Story extras:

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