Burial of Unknown Warrior

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
481-2
Date Released
15 Nov 1920
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Armistice Day. Unveiling of the Cenotaph. Burial of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey with King George V as chief mourner.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
Credits:
Camera
Castle
Camera
Charles F. T. Heath
Camera
Charles James Weddup
Camera
Frank W. Purnell
Camera
Frederick Ling Wilson
Camera
Humphreys
Camera
John Hutchins
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Camera
Walter Evan Davies
Length of story (in feet)
467

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Burial of Unknown Warrior', Topical Budget Issue No. 481-2, 15 Nov 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/127900 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)