Marshal French (1918-1919)

Greece’s Premier Eleutherios Venizelos receives British honours from Marshal French. (He supported Allied Powers during World War One; going against the pro-German King; when the King was forced to abdicate Venizelos led the country into the war on the Allies’ side). The ceremony here takes place in a tent. Venizelos is first presented with a plaque (?) by an old British General wearing a uniform covered with medals. He then gestures towards a cushion on the table before him. The General pins medal on the cushion; then salutes Venizelos and shakes hands. He holds up cushion to camera; it has a Greek cross symbol. Other officers watching (listing says the General here is John French). Cataloguer’s note: this is a copy of item entitled - ’Greece’s Venizelos Receives British Honours (aka Marshal / General French)’ in ON 444 B on *PM2470*. 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.