Honoured at the Palace

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/87
Date Released
30 Oct 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1King and Queen at Dover
  2. 2Back to Blighty
  3. 3Honoured at the Palace
  4. 4British Forces in Athens

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Group of sailors leave Buckingham Palace having been honoured by the King. They are officers and men of a gun-boat flotilla which sank two U-boats. Others seen are Major Kalha of the 1st Punjab Regiment (awarded DSO) and a father and son, EJ Wright a newsreel cameraman war-correspondent, and his son Flying Officer J Wright of the RAF Film Unit (MBE and DFC respectively).
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Newspapers; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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