Military Compilation (1897-1944)

Compilation of various early military stories and other material. CHECK COPYRIGHT Reel begins with footage of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 (filmed by Lumiere). Queen Victoria is then seen in Dublin in 1900 (filmed either by Hepworth or British Biography). Then the Warwick Trading Company film “Lancers Crossing the Modder River“ - see Boer War Material Reel 1a followed by the Warwick Trading Company’s “A Skirmish with the Boers Near Kimberley“ - see Boer War Material Reel 2b. The funeral of Queen Victoria filmed by Hepworth appears next. Various shots of men cutting turf. An early tank-type vehicle is seen driving over rough terrain towing a trailer with a load covered with a tarpaulin. The machine is put through its paces. C/U of a 1914 Evening News “War on Germany“ poster. M/S of crowds surging forwards in a London (?) square as war is announced. Troop carriers drive through the streets - men standing on the back wave at the camera. Blackshirts march through the streets of Rome