The Unveiling of the Birmingham City Battalions Memorial

Summary

A parade through Birmingham and the unveiling of a Great War memorial on 12th November 1933.

Year:

1933

Duration:

0:11:33

Film type:

Black & White / Silent

Genre:

Promotional

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see a parade from the Drill Hall on Thorp Street to the unveiling of the memorial to the 14th, 15th, and 16th Birmingham battalions of the Warwickshire Regiment at the Birmingham Parish Church. The men taking part are seen assembling at the Drill Hall and then marching along Suffolk Street passing the West End Cinema followed by a high angle view of the column proceeding along Paradise Street. The march then passes the Town Hall with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Alderman H. E. Goodby (Horace Goodby) and General Sir R. B. Stephens (Sir Reginald Byng Stephens) amongst those present. Finally we see the arrival at St Martin's church and views of the memorial.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

A sheet labelled 'Splicing Instructions' was found with the film. A Mr Hill and a Mr Evans are named as shooting some of the material.