Australian War Veterans In Paris (1949)

Paris, France. Australian war veterans accompanied American Legion and French blind exservicemen to the Arc de Triomphe. Among them was an exserviceman of the allied debarquement in Gallipoli 1916. MS. Towards exservicemen carrying flags marching towards Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and the everlasting flame in foreground MS. Veteran holding huge wreath ready to place on the tomb MS. MS. Two wreaths are laid simultaneously on the tomb. MS. Flags are dipped over the tomb as exservicemen stand around. MS. Exservicemen, some of them blind. MS. CU. French military officer saluting the tomb. CU. Two blind veterans (2 shots) CU. More veterans blind. (3 shots) MS. Elevated shot of the scene with spectators grouped around. MS. Exservicemen lined up. MS. Veterans standing to attention MS. Men of the American Legion standing to attention. CU. Blind veteran. CU. American Legion men. SCU. Blind veterans pan down to small boy who hides away from camera behind veteran s leg. MS. Angle shot veterans holdi