FRANCE: General Petain lays first stone of monument of Lorette (1921)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Marshal Petain lays first stone of monument of Lorette Full Description: FRANCE: Lorette: EXT GV long line of cars and covered turcks arriving at wooden outbuilding in countryside. GV crowd gathered round wooded building (looks like a shack). GV elev. military band marches past GV elev. Marshal Petain and other officers (One British?) walking through crowd of people, bishop(?) and clergyman walking at Petains side. SV Bishop(?) his cloak flowing and Marshal Petain standing with other officers on stage Woman with basket walks past troops LS standard bearers trooping the colour. GV elev. soldiers in white march past crowd SV Marshal Petain laying foundation stone - he is followed by the Bishop and other officials who lay cement on stone Marshal Petain bangs two stones together with trowel as crowd look on MV Marshal Pe