Officers and civilians gather on the dockside as the coffin of the ‘Unknown Warrior’ is carried on to the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Verdun, Boulogne, 10 November 1920
photograph, photograph
Accession Number
NAM.1963-09-169-1
Description
Officers and civilians on the dockside at Boulogne, 10 Nov 1920. One of six photographs relating to the return the Unknown Warrior from France to England, Nov 1920. The coffin had been guarded by British and French servicemen overnight in the port. After speeches by Marshal Foch and Lieutenant-General Sir George Macdonogh, the coffin of the ‘Unknown Warrior’ was carried on to the destroyer. Associated with World War One, Peace (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Peace (1918-1921)