Names in the News: Admiral Lord Mountbatten

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1326
Date Released
1 Nov 1954
Date submitted
27 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Names in the News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Mountbatten to Give Up Command. DESCRIPTION: Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma has been appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff. SHOTLIST: Various shots of ships at sea.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Burma
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
62118A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Names in the News: Admiral Lord Mountbatten', British Movietone News Issue No. 1326, 1 Nov 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19632 (Accessed 16 Nov 2025)