Summary: The arrival of General Sir Edmund Allenby, the new commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, in Cairo, 27 June 1917.
Description: Allenby's train pulls in to the station and he gets down to meet with some civilian dignitaries. He inspects an honour guard of Infantry and a Boy Scout troop. Allenby drives away from the station in company with two other cars. (Note the civilian press photographers at work.) The rest of the parade, including the Infantry and Boy Scouts, then leaves.
Production Details: War Office Cinema Committee (Production sponsor)
Topical Film Company (Production company)
Jeapes, Harold (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman (person)
British Army, Egyptian Expeditionary Force (regiment/service)
Boy Scouts (regiment/service)
Keywords: ceremonies, British - event-related: arrival in Cairo (Allenby) (object name)
journalism and record, Egyptian - photographer (object name)
journalism and record, British - photographer (object name)
buildings, Egyptian - commercial: railway station (object name)
transport, Egyptian civilian - rail (object name)
01/3(569) (event)
Egypt & Cairo <station> (geography)
