Investiture at the Palace

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/78

Date Released

28 Sep 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Our Record Harvest
2. 2Investiture at the Palace
3. 3Presentation to Australians in Middle East
4. 4Red Cross in the Front Line
5. 5Proof of the Pounding
6. 6British in Madagascar

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

260 men and women attend Buckingham Palace to receive decorations for wartime exploits. Among those seen are Wing Commander Little RAF, Major Palmer of SAAF, Commander Hinton, Admiral Syfret, Alexander Korda and wife Merle Oberon, Lieutenant Jones, Captain Wilcoxon and Captain Mason.

Keywords

Business and commerce; Performing arts; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

London; England

Length of story (in feet)

146

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