Posthumous Vc At Buckingham Palace (1917)

Posthumous VC at Buckingham Palace. London. L/S of soldiers standing to attention in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace. King George V presents medal to soldier. L/S of the King presenting medal to woman in black (possibly the wife of dead soldier. L/S of the King saluting soldiers. More shots of the King presenting medals (shows sign of decomposing). FILM ID: 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. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.