PATHE GAZETTE NO. 559, ANZAC DAY LONDON, 25 APRIL 1919

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Year
1919
Reference
F245629
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1919
Reference
F245629
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
United Kingdom
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:02:39
Production company
Pathe Gazette

Australian and New Zealand troops march down The Strand, London on Anzac Day 1919. The Prince of Wales stands on the raised platform taking the salute, with him are Sir Douglas Haig (to the right of the Prince), further back is HRH Prince Albert. Other dignitaries on the stand include Billy Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia), Andrew Fisher (Australian High Commissioner to the UK), Sir Thomas McKenzie (New Zealand High Commissioner to the UK).
The parade ends with troops and British citizens pushing forward and mobbing the Prince. The crowd gives three cheers.