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AIR MARSHALL 'BILLY' BISHOP

Air Marshall 'billy' Bishop

WWI Air Hero Billy Bishop chats to Canadian pilots at fighter base...

THIS IN OUR TIME - reel 2

This In Our Time - Reel 2 (1896-1929)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

PARADE FOR WAR HERO CPL. DWYER VC

Parade For War Hero Cpl. Dwyer Vc (1914-1918)

Really nice film of a parade honouring Australian Victoria...

SERGEANT OCKENDEN VC

Sergeant Ockenden Vc (1914-1918)

Brief shot of Sergeant Ockenden.

A VC'S WEDDING

A Vc's Wedding (1914-1918)

Wedding of unidentified VC officer at city church.

CPL HUTT COVENTRY'S VC

Cpl Hutt Coventry's Vc (1914-1918)

Corporal Hutt VC with dignitaries and officials at fund-raising event.

VC FOR ANZAC HEROES OF THE RIDGE - SERGEANT FRICKLETON AND ANDREW CONGRATULATED...

Vc For Anzac Heroes Of The Ridge - Sergeant Frickleton And Andrew Congratulated... (1914-1918)

Footage...

 

 

RECEPTION OF NAVAL V.C. IN OLD KENT ROAD

Reception Of Naval V.C. In Old Kent Road (1914-1918)

V.C. hero honoured at reception.

LONDON'S WELCOME - SGT O'LEARY VC

London's Welcome - Sgt O'leary Vc (1914-1918)

Parade in a park to welcome Irish hero Sergeant O'Leary VC...

YPRES reel 1

Ypres Reel 1 (1914-1919)

Dramatic reconstruction of events during the Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

YPRES reel 3

Ypres Reel 3 (1914-1919)

Dramatic reconstruction of events during the Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

YPRES reel 4

Ypres Reel 4 (1914-1919)

Dramatic reconstruction of events during the Battle of Ypres in the First World...

YPRES reel 6

Ypres Reel 6 (1914-1919)

Dramatic reconstruction of events during the Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

YPRES reel 7

Ypres Reel 7 (1914-1919)

Dramatic reconstruction of events during the Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

PRIVATE KENNY

Private Kenny (1914-1918)

Parade for Private Kenny, awarded Victoria Cross for bravery.

CPL FULLER VC HOME  IN MANSFIELD

Cpl Fuller Vc Home In Mansfield (1915)

Cpl Fuller demonstrating field phone.

SGT MAJOR DANIELS VC

Sgt Major Daniels Vc (1915)

Sergeant Major Daniels, wounded war hero, being honoured.

WARNEFORD FUNERAL

Warneford Funeral (1915)

Funeral of Reginald Warneford VC.

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE BETTER 'OLE 1916 - reel 3

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 3 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern,...

POSTHUMOUS VC AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Posthumous Vc At Buckingham Palace (1917)

King George V presents medals at Buckingham Palace.

300 VCS PRESENTED BY KING

300 Vcs Presented By King (1920)

The King and Queen honour heroic war veterans at Buckingham Palace.

A MOTHER'S PROUD DAY

A Mother's Proud Day (1921)

Mrs McCudden, mother of famous V.C. Airmen, poses for the camera.

TWO NATIONS UNITED

Two Nations United (1921)

General Pershing lays the American Congressional Medal at the Unknown...

AMERICA'S UNKNOWN WARRIOR

America's Unknown Warrior (1921)

An item about America's Unknown Warrior leaving for home on a U.S....

THE FIREMAN'S VC V.C.

The Fireman's Vc V.C. (1923)

Home Secretary C. Bridgeman presents bravery awards to firemen.

A GREAT SOLDIER PASSES

A Great Soldier Passes (1924)

Sir Dighton Probyn passes away.

A GALLANT FAILURE

A Gallant Failure (1925)

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Bernard Freyburg, V.C. just misses swimming Channel by...

LONGFORD MEMORIAL

Longford Memorial (1925)

Ex-servicemen are present at unveiling of memorial cross in Longford, Ireland.

S. AFRICAN TOUR

S. African Tour (1925)

Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, on Royal Tour of Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA'S SUPERB MEMORIAL  & CUTS

South Africa's Superb Memorial & Cuts (1926)

Epic but nicely edited account of unveiling of South...

PRESIDENT COSGRAVE

President Cosgrave (1929)

President Cosgrave presents "Scott" medals to members of the Civic Guard,...

BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE

Bravest Of The Brave (1930)

Lifeboatmen attend Royal National Lifeboat Institution awards in London,...

COMMISSIONAIRES ON PARADE

Commissionaires On Parade (1934)

King inspects the Corps of Commissionaires in Buckingham Palace...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1937)

News in a Nutshell includes - guests at the Coronation, several ships run...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL 'MAJESTIC', PLAYGROUND OPEN, QUEEN MARY - HIPPODROME,...

News In A Nutshell 'majestic', Playground Open, Queen Mary - Hippodrome,... (1937)

Roundup of...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1940

Review Of The Year 1940 (1940)

Events of the year 1940.

ANZACS IN EGYPT

Anzacs In Egypt (1940)

Anthony Eden and General Freyberg with New Zealand and Australian troops arriving...

HONOURS FOR HEROES

Honours For Heroes (1940)

King George presents medals and awards to members of the Armed Forces.

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD'S NEWS

Pictured Paragraphs From The World's News (1940)

Investitures of VCs in Buckingham Palace and shots...

TOWN HONOURS ITS OWN VC

Town Honours Its Own Vc (1940)

South Shields gives a civic reception for Second Lieutenant Annand,...

THE YOUNGEST VC OF THE WAR

The Youngest Vc Of The War (1940)

Sergeant Hannah tells how he won his Victoria Cross saving his...

WHEELBARROW VC

Wheelbarrow Vc (1940)

Second Lieutenant Annand VC is given the freedom of South Shields and gets married.

WON VC IN FIRST FIGHT

Won Vc In First Fight (1940)

Victoria Cross winner Nicolson talks about his joy at award.

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1941)

News briefs - first Indian V.C. of the war, King George of Greece, and Czech air...

FIRST NEW ZEALAND V.C.

First New Zealand V.C. (1941)

Sergeant Ward becomes the first New Zealander to receive the Victoria...

DEFENDERS OF TOBRUK aka TOBRUK BESIEGED

Defenders Of Tobruk AKA Tobruk Besieged (1941)

Australian newsreel about the siege of Tobruk and the...

NEWSBRIEFS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

Newsbriefs From The Middle East (1942)

Men in the Western Desert take a shower and Major General...

HEROES OF AUGSBURG

Heroes Of Augsburg (1942)

Minister of Information Brendan Bracken introduces heroes of the Augsburg...

ST NAZAIRE VC

St Nazaire Vc (1942)

Major Courtney, Lieutenant Gidden and Commander Ryder receive honours at Buckingham...

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1942)

An RAF wedding, US troops play baseball and South African servicemen receive medals.