Movietone’s War Time News: Canada Pays Last Respects to Lord Tweedsmuir

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
560A
Date Released
29 Feb 1940
Date submitted
27 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Tweedsmuir Funeral. SHOTLIST: Past the war memorial to the Parliament building is borne the remains of Lord Tweedsmuir. Inside, he lies in state and the guard is changed while outside queues wait, many of the men being in uniform. At St Andrew’s church the funeral service is held and afterwards the coffin is placed on a gun-carriage and borne through the streets followed by Lt Alistair Buchan. At the station, the coffin is placed in train before leaving for Scotland.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Railways; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals; Writers; Religion and belief
Card file number
38405
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'Movietone’s War Time News: Canada Pays Last Respects to Lord Tweedsmuir', British Movietone News Issue No. 560A, 29 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10648 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)