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The Fighting Merchantmen

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
649
Date Released
11 Jun 1917
Date Other
8 Jun 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Schoolboy’s Help
  2. 2German Sailors Interned
  3. 3The Fighting Merchantmen
  4. 4Mobilisation Of US Army
  5. 5With Marshal Joffre In America
  6. 6Britain’s Spokesman

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
French merchant ship ‘Le Garde’ in dock with shell holes after 2 hour battle with German submarine. SCU Captain and 2 of crew. Officers and crew on deck.
Keywords
Ships and boats; War damage
Written sources
Newsfilm Online   Alternative Date
Library number GR
1495
Length of story (in feet)
64
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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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