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Description: 'SOUTH AFRICA IN FRANCE: Divisional Commander presenting medals to South Africans in Delville Wood'. Officer awards medals amid the devastation of the former woodland.
Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor)
Topical Film Company (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: ceremonies, South African - event-related: investiture (object name)
Delville Wood, Somme, France (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 56 ft; Running time: 1 min
HD Media:Yes
Notes: Summary: single item from newsreel issue. See film number IWM 169 (SOUTH AFRICANS HOLD A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN DELVILLE WOOD) which contains more extensive coverage of this event.