Personalities: Cricketers at the Palace

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1416A
Date Released
26 Jul 1956
Date Other
Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
Personalities
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cricketers at the Palace. DESCRIPTION: Attending the recent investiture were Ian Johnson and Keith Miller, Captain and Vice Captain of the Australia Touring Side. Each received the OBE. Major Brian Coombe of the Royal Engineers was awarded the George Medal for bravery during a terrorist ambush in Cyprus. SHOTLIST: Various CUs of Ian Johnson and Keith Miller with their medals (OBE). Shot of Major Brian Coombe and two relatives looking at his George Medal. MCU of the medal. CU of Brian Coombe.
Keywords
Sport; Awards and honours
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace
Card file number
67684A
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Personalities: Cricketers at the Palace', British Movietone News Issue No. 1416A, 26 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21076 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)