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Southport AJEX Parade 1976
Southport branch of the Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men & Women join up with other groups in London for the annual Rememberance Parade.
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Overview
This amateur film produced by members of the Southport branch of Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women captures the march to the Cenotaph in London in a parade by AJEX members drawn from across the world and identified by flags and signs to remember and honour those that fell in service during and after the Second World War on the Sunday after Rememberance Day. Crowds line the Whitehall streets whilst the Queen's Household Cavalry respectfully look on.
This film is from the collection of Jewish Museum
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