GAUMONT GRAPHIC 441 (fragment)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: IWM 1061-03g).
Synopsis
Newsreel item on the funeral service of an Indian soldier who has died of wounds, Alexandria, summer 1915.
The body, on the seashore at Alexandria, is wrapped in a burial cloth and tended by Indian soldiers. One soldier takes a bucket and pours seawater over the body. According to the caption the body was burnt, but this is not seen.
Notes
Production: see IWM 1061-01 for production details
Technical: this fragment is currently held on the same reel as IWM 1061-03a-i, the can is marked as IWM 1061-03
Titles
- GAUMONT GRAPHIC 441 (fragment)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1915
- Running Time:
- 1 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 23 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Production company
- Gaumont
