News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/64

Date Released

8 Aug 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Dutch East Indies
• 2. Honours for Heroes
• 3. Royal Visit to Steel Works
• 4. Canadian Active Service Force
• 5. Cargo Ship Gets Two Nazi Planes
• 6. Ready for Anything
• *Veteran Car Rally
• *US Torpedo Boats
• *US Naval Reserve
• *Bowls at Brighton
• *Japanese Water Sports
• *Galway Races

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

Captain [HM] Ervine-Andrews, the first living recipient of the VC in this war is decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. Also for the first time we film the conferring of a knighthood on Air Marshal Arthur Barratt.

Keywords

Royalty; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

London; Buckingham Palace

Length of story (in feet)

82

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

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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