Funeral Of General Haig (1928)

Funeral of General Haig. London. Funerals. Memorial service for World War One hero British soldier Douglas Haig; who died Jan 30; 1928. Haig had served in Sudan; India; in the Boer War; etc. before becoming a General in 1914; Field Marshall in 1917; serving as commander in chief of expeditionary forces in France and Belgium. Shot of people entering building or waiting on steps; many women in the crowd. People coming out of building. Shots looking down at people standing around talking. Some members of royal family including King & Queen; attended the ceremony (but King and Queen not seen here). British Army FILM ID:2398.15 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/