Anzac Day Jerusalem 1940

Accession Number F01019
Collection type Film
Measurement 3 min 50 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Parer, Damien Peter
Place made British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Jerusalem
Date made 25 April 1940
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

On Anzac Day 1940 a remembrance service was held in the British War Cemetery Jerusalem, then a march through Jerusalem streets by Australian (2/4 Infantry Battalion) and unidentified kilted troops (probably 2 Battalion, the Black Watch). Identified personnel are; Sergeant Frank Inman, Sir Harold MacMichael, Brigadier Allen.