ABINGDON'S WELCOME TO THE HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ABINGDON'S WELCOME TO THE HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4144
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  • Summary: Reel opens with old Abingdonian Captain William Aldworth DSO posing with fellow officers. Returned servicemen led by band parade through streets of Abingdon, Oxfordshire in the summer of 1919, before assembling in the Market Place for the official welcome by the Mayor and Corporation. A plain temporary cross commemorates the Glorious Dead, while the living enjoy a Carnival of Affection at the Corn Exchange and luncheon.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 4144
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4144)
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  • Production Date: 1919
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 602 ft; Running time: 10 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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    MGH 4144

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