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Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/55
Date Released
10 Jul 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1With Our Troops in Syria
  2. 2Visitors from the USA
  3. 3British Cruiser Visits Gambia
  4. 4USA to Protect Iceland
  5. 5Tanks, and More Tanks
  6. 6Italian Prisoners "Down Under"
  7. 7Java Stands Prepared
  8. 8Soviet Russia’s Mechanised Might
  9. *Diving Stars at Beverly Hills
  10. *Man-Made Lightning
  11. *Big Fire in Jacksonville
  12. *Irish Red Cross
  13. *Budge V Perry - Tennis
  14. *Typing Tournament

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
A detachment of men from the US Marine Corps arrives in London to help the staff of the American Embassy. America’s ace radio news commentator Mr Raymond Gram Swing over here at the invitation of the BBC. American nurses who were on their way to care for air raid victims were torpedoed aboard the liner "Maarsden" in the Atlantic.
Keywords
Mass media; Ships and boats; Newspapers; War damage; Navy; Diplomacy; Military
Locations
London; England
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
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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