News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pictorial News / Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

390-2

Date Released

17 Feb 1919

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Old Way and the New in Japan
• 2. Marshal Haig in Cologne
• 3. Jewish Forces in Palestine
• 4. Disarmament of Germany
• 5. New Canadian VCs at Sandringham

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Heroes who showed great bravery, leadership and devotion were decorated by the King. Coporal WH Metcalfe, VC, MM and bar, 16th Battalion. Sergeant W Merrifield, VC, MM, 4th Battalion. Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Wesley Peck, VC, DSO and bar."

Keywords

Royalty; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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