News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/67

Date Released

21 Aug 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. HMS Formidable Launches Herself
• 2. Destroyer’s Dive to Davy Jones’ Locker
• 3. Grasmere Sports
• 4. Town Criers’ Contest at Lyme Regis
• 5. British Mission to the Soviet
• 6. Thames Ambulance Service
• 7. Launch of HMS Kenya
• 8. Sir Malcolm Campbell

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

Demonstration is staged by the River Emergency Service illustrating how injured could be transferred from shore to ship. The ship being used is the "Viscountess" which is normally a pleasure steamer but which would be converted into a floating ambulance should the need arise.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Health and medicine

Length of story (in feet)

82

Story extras:

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
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London
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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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