Recruiting Scenes In Trafalgar Square (1914-1918)

Recruiting scenes in Trafalgar Square. London. CU platform by lion statue; w/ men & women standing on it - speakers for recruiting rally. Soldier reaches down to help a man climb up ladder to join them; in BG a cameraman is climbing up on the lion itself! Shot of crowd; w/ Army band in FG playing -beating on a bass drum; many boater hats in crowd. Shot looking over heads of crowd toward platform; a big banner hangs over: Join the Finsbury Rifles. Some people in FG turn around to look at camera. Volunteers. World War One. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumo