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Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

722

Date Released

21 Feb 1918

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Releasing Ice Bound Ships. Breaking the Ice in Boston Harbour to Let Out the Fishing Fleet
• 2. Honour for Marshal Joffre. The Catalonians Present an Illustrated Album Containing 40,000 Signatures
• 3. The Green Cross Society Inspected by Her Majesty the Queen at Wellington Barracks
• 4. 'Died Not in Vain’. The Rt Hon Aj Balfour Unveils War Shrine at Hillingdon
• 5. Knyock’s V Vickers. Munition Girls’ Football Match at Southend
• 6. Sheffield Honours Lord Crewe. Receives Honorary Degree as Chancellor of the University

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Queen Mary and Princess Mary alight from car. Met by Mrs Charles Beatty, Commandment of Green Cross Society (Reserve Ambulances). They inspect women drivers after parade.

Researcher Comments

Women’s Reserve Ambulance (Green Cross) Corps.

Keywords

Royalty; Organisations; Health and medicine; Women; Emergency services

Written sources

Visnews Collection [BFI National Archive]   Video roll 6
Gaumont Graphic Documentation [BUFVC]

Library number GR

2120

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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