Title:LORD KITCHENER'S VISIT TO THE FRENCH ARMY [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 1062-20
Other titles:
Summary: Kitchener visits French Army headquarters at Compiègne, 15th August 1916.
Description: General Joffre, General Foch and Minister of War Millerand wait at Compiègne station for Kitchener's train. He arrives with his ADC Colonel O A FitzGerald and Brigadier-General the Honourable H Yarde-Buller (not Major-General as in the captions), and inspects the guard of honour. The party, led by Kitchener and Joffre, walk through a wood towards a slit trench. They observe practice manoeuvres (not seen) from this trench, which is clearly in a safe area but is described by the caption as "the front line trenches". Lord Kitchener reviews French colonial troops. Millerand gives Yarde-Buller, and FitzGerald (not seen) the Legion of Honour, and Joffre decorates men of a colonial division for bravery.
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (person)
Millerand, Alexandre (person)
Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire (person)
Foch, Ferdinand (person)
Fitzgerald, O A (person)
Yarde-Buller, Henry (person)
French Army (regiment/service)
French Army, [colonial troops] (regiment/service)
Keywords: delegations, British international - military (object name)
delegations, British international - political (object name)
ceremonies, French - event-related: investiture (object name)
buildings, French - commercial: railway station (object name)
transport, French military - rail (object name)
01/3(4-15).5 (event)
Compiègne, Oise, France (geography)
Race (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: None
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 356 ft; Running time: 6 mins
