Colonel Maumot Decorates His Own Son AKA A Proud Moment (1916)
Colonel Maumot decorates his own son. France. World War One. Honours; decoration. French Colonel Maumot gives his own son the Legion of Honour medal for bravery; in 1916. Shot of a row of French soldiers standing in a courtyard. Maumot (followed by another officer) enters; strides up to tall young man in the line; he touches sword to the shoulders of the soldier; then embraces him; kissing him on both cheeks in a fit of fatherly pride. He then pins the medal on him and they go through the French cheekkissing custom again; then Maumot exits. (G 368 B) FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Par
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