Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The 51st Returns
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 51st HD Celebrate at St Valery. DESCRIPTION: The 51st Highland Division recently held a special parade at St Valery on the Somme to pay honour to those who fell in the rear guard action of 1940. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Pipers leading Highland Division through streets of St Valery. Various shots marching through town, also shots of French band & last war veterans marching. Shots of 51st Highland Division, marching through town. In cemetery. Colonel of Regiment & Mayor of town lay wreath on monument of those who fell in the war.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; War veterans; Music and dance; Children; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief
- Footage sources
- Army Film Unit
- Card file number
- 45381
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 58
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The 51st Returns', British Movietone News Issue No. 812, 25 Dec 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13329 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)