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Free Belgian Navy Gets a New Recruit

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/30
Date Released
13 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mr Churchill Visits a Gun Station
  2. 2Service Under the Stars and Stripes
  3. 3Australia’s Prime Minister Speaks Out
  4. 4Free Belgian Navy Gets a New Recruit
  5. 5Letters from Home
  6. 6Aid for China - Burma Road
  7. 7Rat Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
A Corvette is commissioned for service with the Free Belgian Navy and is handed over by M Gutt, Belgian Defence Minister.
Keywords
Politics and government; Navy; Military
Locations
United Kingdom
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
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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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