Passing of a Hero

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/37
Date Released
7 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Halifax Bombers in the Making
  2. 2Passing of a Hero
  3. 3HMS Illustrious
  4. 4Latest Arrivals
  5. 5Allies Week in Edinburgh
  6. 6Royal Visit to Bath

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Lieutenant Commander Esmonde, leader of the heroic attack by Swordfish aircraft on the escaping "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst" in the English Channel, is the first VC of this war to be buried in English soil.
Keywords
Military; Funerals
Length of story (in feet)
70
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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