Bermondsey’s VC

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
402
Date Released
28 Jan 1915
Length of issue (in feet)
352
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Researcher Comments
On 26 August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, Lance-Corporal Holmes carried a wounded man out of the trenches under heavy fire and later helped to drive a gun out of action by taking the place of a driver who was wounded. Holmes’ medal, one of the first V.C.'s to be awarded, was auctioned in 2003 for £80,000.

Total footage not given on issue sheet but estimated at 352ft with titles
Keywords
Military; Awards and honours
Written sources
Gaumont Graphic Issue Sheets [BUFVC]
Length of story (in feet)
47

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Bermondsey’s VC', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 402, 28 Jan 1915. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/75778 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)