Southampton - First POW Ship Home

Series

Series Name: Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

53/72

Date Released

21 Sep 1953

Date covered

16 Sep 1953

Length of issue (in feet)

642

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

"Asturias" brings home 500 ex-POWs from Koria. Several interviews with the troops reveal the true story of the rumours that many Britons have turned Communist while in captivity

Keywords

Prisoners of war

Locations

Southampton

Credits:

Camera: Cedric Baynes
Soundman: Nolan Roberts
Camera: Norman William Roper
Camera: William Jordan
Camera: William McConville

Length of story (in feet)

434

Story extras:

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