Lieutenant Warneford Funeral (1915)

Funeral of Flight Sub Lieutenant Reginald Alexander Warneford VC Royal Navy. Brompton Cemetery, London. Military funeral during World War One. Procession coming out of church with Navy men; priests; coffin covered with flowers - shot of the family walking behind the coffin - woman staring ahead like a zombie as she walks - really a picture of grief. More military men. Sailors carrying flowers. Large crowd. Note: Funeral took place 21 June 1915. FILM ID:1942.6 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984.
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