President Woodrow Wilson visits Guildhall in London, a month after the end of World War 1. President Woodrow Wilson exits Buckingham Palace. British soldiers on horses guard the carriage of President Wilson. Citizens gather beside road and wave to the president as his carriage goes by. President Wilson and his wife, Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, step down from their horse-drawn carriage. People gather on street to watch them. President Wilson, Lord Chesterfield (Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield), and Duke of Connaught (Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) arrive at the Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom). (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
United States President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson enter an open horse-drawn carriage in London. Mrs. Wilson has a large bouquet of flowers. Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught, enters the carriage to accompany them. Attendants place carriage robes upon the occupants. The carriage proceeds, accompanied by many others, along the narrow streets of London where spectators line the sidewalks and American and British flags cover the buildings and are strung across the road. In various places, British military personnel are seen in formations along the route. At one point, President Wilson, accompanied by senior British officers, reviews a cadre of British troops drawn up in formation. Later, the carriage of the President and First Lady arrives at the Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom), where they step down from the carriage. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
President Woodrow Wilson leaves No.10 Downing Street, in London. He enters an automobile. Among others present are: Lloyd George, Arthur Balfour, and Arthur Henderson. Mrs. Wilson is escorted, by The Duke of Connaught, carrying an umbrella, to a different automobile. The Wilsons and several other cars proceed through a light rain past Windsor Castle. Spectators line the sidewalks, many holding umbrellas. Spectators with umbrellas gather around the Crown and Mitre Hotel in Carlisle, England, where a reception was being held for President and Mrs. Wilson. (President Wilson's mother was born in Carlisle, England, and he wanted to visit there, accordingly.) (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
On the way to the Paris Peace conference, President and Mrs. Wilson visit Carlisle, England, on 29 December 1918. Crowds gather at the Market Place in Carlisle, England, to welcome President Wilson on his “pilgrimage of the heart” visit to this birthplace of his mother. The weather is foggy and drizzling. The Crown & Mitre Hotel (English St, Carlisle CA3 8HZ, United Kingdom), where the President and First lady are staying, and where Wilson signed the freemen's roll, can be seen faintly across the square. A troop of horsemen lead an open horse-drawn carriage carrying the President, Carlisle Mayor Bertram Carr and another official. They step from the carriage in front of the Town Hall to await a second carriage carrying First Lady, Mr. Edith Wilson. While waiting, Wilson doffs his hat and waves to the crowds attending despite inclement weather. The second carriage arrives, and Mrs. Wilson waves a large bouquet of flowers as she steps down from the carriage, followed by Lady Mayoress, Miss Eleanor Carr. The President, First Lady, and others then enter the Town Hall.
Horace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall of Chipstead, and Lord Mayor of London, joins United States President Woodrow Wilson, in his carriage. President Wilson's wife, Edith Wilson, steps into a carriage, and is joined by the Prime Minister's wife, Dame Margaret Lloyd George. A British admiral and an army officer join the ladies in their carriage. A change of scene, showing Horse Guards escorting carriages arriving at a port where a trawler (reportedly named, “Magnetic") is tied up at the pier. President Wilson, Prime Minister Lloyd George, and another man step from one of the carriages. Another carriage carrying Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Lloyd George, arrives and the ladies step down and converse. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Animated description of Mesopotamia Campaign by the British Battalion in Iraq. Diagram shows the position of Turks in the battle of Kut and four positions of Turks at river, marsh at north and at northeast. Reserve force of Turk 38th Division and arrival of British brigade astride river. British south brigade advancing to Turk position. Reserve Turk force move to south. British brigade halted at river advances to main Turk position and south brigade follows them. British brigade attacked from south and west. Turk reserve force backed to the north. Capturing of north position by British Brigade. Turk force withdraws. British force captures position of Kut. Movement of British force from Kut to Baghdad. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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