'Wounded Soldiers' Day' was a social event held in the grounds of Bethlem Royal Hospital on 28 July 1916 at which some 300 wounded soldiers resident in London hospitals attended, along with hospital staff and various dignataries. A 35mm silent black and white film of the event, complete with titles written by Rev E.G. O'Donoghue, Bethlem chaplain and chronicler, was made for the hospital by a Mr Pearce of the Essenay Company, an American film company which opened a London office, headed by Harry A. Spoor, in 1909.
Film of Wounded Soldiers' Day
This material is held atBethlem Museum of the Mind
- Reference
- GB 1007 WSD
- Dates of Creation
- 1916
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 2 reels and videotapes
Scope and Content
Access Information
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