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JEWISH REMEMBRANCE
Contingents of Jewish ex-Servicemen and women attended their annual remembrance service, and paid tribute at the Cenotaph. The parade was inspected by Field Marshal Viscount Slim. The Very Reverend Dr Israel Brodie, the Chief Rabbi,...
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EVEREST HEROES AT GARDEN PARTY
In conjunction with the Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty held an investiture, at which Colonel Sir John Hunt and Sir Edmund Hillary received their Knighthoods. Sherpa Tensing received his George Medal and the other...
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NEPAL AND INDIA GREET EVEREST VICTORS
Katmandu, the Nepalese capital, staged an official reception for the British Everest Expedition - some of their equipment was on view to the public there. Later, they flew to Delhi, where a huge throng mobbed them and their plane on the...
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ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND DRAW
Thousands streamed into the Empire Stadium at Wembley for one of the biggest events of the Soccer Season. In the extra time allowed for the injury to Cox, Scotland's left-back, Reilly equalised for Scotland to make the final score...
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THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND -
At Dumbarton, crowds waited in the rain to see Her Majesty arrive on her visit to the Castle and to witness the ceremony of the Challenge. Another important engagement on Clydebank concerned the new Royal Yacht. Accompanied by the Duke,...
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ROYAL LAUNCHING FOR TEV
Princess Margaret recently went to the Walker Naval Yard on the Tyne, to launch the Turbo-Electric vessel ""Maori"", designed for ferry service between Wellington and Lyttelton, New Zealand. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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Duke Of Kent At Fever Hospital
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PRINCESS IN WEST COUNTRY
A passing out parade at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth was visited by Princess Margaret and her husband. Her Royal Highness was taking the parade and presented the Sword of Honour to Midshipman Wallace. After the marchpast came a...
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OLD SOLDIERS' CHEESE
This is 81-year-old Drummer Bathgate, beating the march of the cheeses at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Good English cheese has been part of the fare for 260 years. General Sir Brian Horrocks led the ""Ceremony of the Christmas Cheese"",...
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TWENTY YEARS AFTER
Although it seems like yesterday to some of ""the Few"", it was in fact twenty years ago when they were flying Spitfires and Hurricanes and shooting down the enemy. Many of the men are now civilians, and although the derelict airfields...
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VIPS AT ARMY MANOEUVRES
Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Mr Strachey and France's General Juin were on hand for the final stages of the Rhine Army Manoeuvres. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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RHINE ARMY MANOEUVRES
Forces from seven Atlantic Pack nations have been on manoeuvres in Northern Germany. About 100,000 men were involved and the exercise was directed by General Sir John Harding, C-in-C, British Army of the Rhine. Disclaimer: British...
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AFRICA'S LARGEST AIRPORT
Entebbe in Uganda has extended it's airport, and the new field was opened by the Acting Governor, Mr Potter, in the presence of the Kabaka of Buganda and his wife. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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STRIKE COMMAND
Ceremonies at Bentley Priory near London, and Scampton, near Lincoln, mark the end of Fighter and Bomber Commands. Many famous personalities of World War Two are present at the ""wake"". Old aircraft, too, as well as our current...
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Prince Charles Takes to the Air
As a first stage towards his ambition to become a Pilot, Prince Charles is finding out if he has the aptitude for it. ® At RAF Tangmere in Sussex, he takes his first steps in a Chipmunk. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ITALY - ALEXANDER'S CONTRIBUTION -
The men of the Fifth Army soon made themselves at home in Rome. General Clark and General Alexander reviewed the troops and afterwards the C in C addressed the men on the significance of the Italian campaign. Disclaimer: British...
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CONSOLIDATING IN NORMANDY -
More and more reinforcements and supplies arrive in Normandy each day. In the skies Allied air power continues to bomb and strafe the enemy. Captured German film shows Rommel and von Rundstedt visiting the vast concrete fortifications on...
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HOME FROM CAPTIVITY -
Over six hundred servicemen and a score of civilians who have been released from German prison camps arrive at Liverpool. The people of Liverpool turned out in force to give them a great welcome. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ALLIED CHIEFS FOR SECOND FRONT -
General Eisenhower is Supreme Commander-in-Chief with Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder as his deputy. General Montgomery commands the British troops with Lt General Omar Bradley commanding the Americans. The team is completed by...
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SYDNEY FETES RAF RECORD-BREAKERS
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BRITAIN JOINS IN GREAT JULY 14TH REVIEW -
The Festival of the Entente is marked by British and French forces, as part of the Bastille Day Celebrations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ROYAL NAVY FILM DINNER
We visited the Aircraft Carrier ""Victorious"" at Portsmouth to attend a very special reception. The Navy was ""At Home"" to the Royal Naval Film Corporation. Going aboard with Lord Brabourne was Earl Mountbatten, the Corporation's...
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THE FRENCH CRISIS
France has witnessed many a political crisis, in the post-war years, this was a crisis with a difference; that confronted Monsieur Gaillard's eventual successor, Monsieur Pflimlin, the new Premier. The news came of a near-revolution, in...
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PEACE IN CYPRUS?
A film survey of the long standing problem. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...