Armistice Day Thousands Attend Deeply Impressive Service Manchester & Cuts (1926)

Full title reads: “Thousands attend deeply impressive service in Manchester“. Armistice Day, Lancashire, Greater Manchester. Panning M/S of a row of disabled World War One veterans in wheelchairs. Panning shot of dignitaries on platform in front of city hall; includes mayor of Manchester, bishop of Manchester (William Temple), several army officers and policemen wearing medals. L/S of memorial, tilt down to show wreaths around base. Pan to show troop of British Navy sailors / sea cadets marching past. M/S of military procession passing memorial; army brass band and several platoons of soldiers. Good M/S of ex-servicemen with medals pinned to civilian suits marching past. Cuts / out takes start at 01:49:08. M/S of soldier with head bowed and rifle pointing downwards, in front of memorial. Panning shot of soldiers holding regimental flags standing to attention. Various shots ex-servicemen walking behind signs of their old regiments; ’23rd Bantams’ is one of them. Panning shot of crowds o