Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Evacuation of Spike Island

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
475A
Date Released
14 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 13
Section Title
Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spike Island Evacuation. SHOTLIST: At Queenstown, Irish troops embark on a tender for Spike Island, while in the harbour the British destroyer "Acastra" stands by to take off the English garrison. Mr de Valera is present to see the proceedings, while the guard of honour fires a Feu de Joie.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Military
Footage sources
Eire
Card file number
33859
Credits:
Commentator
Aiden Merivale Crawley
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Evacuation of Spike Island', British Movietone News Issue No. 475A, 14 Jul 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9008 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)