Pier Blown Up

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/13
Date Released
12 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1More British Troops Arrive in France
  2. 2Columbus Crew Takes Refuge in USA
  3. 3RAF Honours Dead Foes
  4. 4Pier Blown Up
  5. 5King and Queen in the West Country
  6. 6RAF’s First Croix De Guerre
  7. 7With the French in the Front Line
  8. *Trawlers Return to Port
  9. *Bridge Opening Ceremony
  10. *US Ski Meet

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
A pier off the East Coast is partially wrecked when a German mine explodes. Two lifeboatmen who were on the pier had just entered the boathouse when the mine exploded, but they were not injured.
Keywords
War damage
Locations
Clacton-on-Sea
Length of story (in feet)
58
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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