D-Day Fallen Remembered Aka Bayeux Commonwealth War Memorial Unveiled (1955)

Bayeux, France. CU. Duke of Gloucester shaking hands with French VIPs. GV. Massed crowds standing around war memorial. SV. Towards, Duke of Gloucester, accompanied by General Ganeval, representing the French president, and an English officer, inspecting troops. SCU. Crowds watching. GV. Troops standing before war memorial. Duke making speech. SV. Duke standing in front of memorial making speech. GV. Crowds watching. SV. Memorial. Duke pulls cord to unveil it and stands at the salute. SV. Soldiers watching. SV. VIP’s standing in front of memorial waiting their turn to lay wreath. SCU. VIP laying wreath. He then stands at the salute. SCU. People watching. GV. Duke accompanied by VIP’s touring graves. SCU. Young man in kilt kneeling at grave. SV. Duke and VIP’s looking at graves. GV. Graveyard. (.) (Title scene I.) 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.