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Winners of the Victoria Cross

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
302-1
Date Released
6 Jun 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The King’s Investiture in Hyde Park
  2. 2Winners of the Victoria Cross
  3. 3Decorating Nurses
  4. 4Our Aerial Sentinels
  5. 5Procession of Flags

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "Eleven men were decorated with the highest distinction for valour. Major Murray Australian Infantry receiving the VC DSO and bar." Medium long shot of King George V awarding medal, talking and shaking hands with Murray.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours
Length of story (in feet)
34

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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