Dramatic Rescue of Six "Benares" Children

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1001

Date Released

3 Oct 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coastal Command Aids Sea Command
2. 2Dramatic Rescue of Six "Benares" Children
3. 3Bombs Wreck Many London Churches
4. 4Churchill Leads in First US Destroyers
5. 5Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

After drifting eight days in open boat forty-six more survivors of torpedoed evacuee ship reach port.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Displaced persons

Locations

Scotland; Greenock

Library number

10050

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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