News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1327

Date Released

8 Nov 1954

Date submitted

4 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. H - Line on Show
• 2. News in Brief: Florence Nightingale
• 3. News in Brief: The Last Parade
• 4. News in Brief: Duke and the Guards
• 5. The Queen Mother’s American Visit
• 6. Royal Encouragement for the Disabled
• *Scotland V Ireland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Florence Nightingale Centenary. DESCRIPTION: To mark the centenary of Florence Nightingale’s landing at Scutari, in the Crimea, a wreath was placed on her statue at Waterloo Place by Brigadier Dame Helen Gillespie, Matron in Chief and Director of the Army Nursing Service. SHOTLIST: GV of nurses on parade. CU of Florence Nightingale statue. Brigadier Dame Helen Gillespie laying wreath. Nurses march past.

Keywords

Commemorations; Health and medicine; Ceremonies

Locations

London; Waterloo Place

Card file number

62180

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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