Erin For Ever (1927)

Item title reads: Erin for ever Striking scenes at St. Patrick s day parade of the Irish Guards. Fallen comrades remembered at the Guards London M, S of officers of the Irish Guards wearing busbies prepare the baskets containing small flowers, at a table. An officer in full dress with feathered hat takes a basket. All officers wear medals, as they take a salute and pass among the ranks of guards and hand each one a flower. The soldiers pin them to their uniforms, followed by a side angle of the guards at attention, with an Irish wolfhound, the mascot, and its master, in the foreground. The mascot looks forlorn, but the guards wave their busbies in a three cheer salute. Note: it s not clear what sort of flower is given. 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