Canada’s National Memorial (1932)

Full title reads: “Farnborough, Kent. Canada’s National Memorial - to her 68,000 dead. Colossal group of bronze figures - after 6 years unremitting labour, by the famous 6 March brothers & their sister - completed!“ Farnborough, Kent. Three men and a woman (presumably the March family) stand in front of a large bronze statue of soldiers. Various shots of the figures in the statue - a monument (according to the man speaking) to the great response of Canada in 1914. More shots of the family in the midst of various statues for the Canadian war memorial. C/U various bits of the sculpture - it will be erected in Hyde Park, London for a short while before being shipped to Canada. Shots of a model showing how the completed memorial will look when fully erected. (Natural sound track only - No commentary) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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