News Briefs: Presidential Citation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1273A

Date Released

29 Oct 1953

Date submitted

24 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Title Fight
2. 2News Briefs: Air Race Prizes
3. 3News Briefs: Colours for Red Berets
4. 4News Briefs: Presidential Citation
5. 5News Briefs: Troops Move Petrol
6. 6News Briefs: Hero’s George Cross
7. 7News Briefs: Colonel Carne VC
8. 8Royal Film Show
9. *Partick Thistle V East Fife

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Presidential Citation. DESCRIPTION: At Woolwich, survivors of C Troop, 170th Independent Mortar Battery, RA, who fought with the Gloucesters at the Imjin River, were read the US Presidential Citation. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Survivors of C Troop, 170th Independent Mortar Battery, Royal Artillery, on parade. March into camera. Paraded. Their Commander speaks. Over sound various CUs of types.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

Woolwich Barracks

Card file number

59984

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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