A Gallant Failure 1925

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FREYBERG, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIR BERNARD V.C. The famous V.C. fails to swim the Channel by only 1/4 mile, after being in the water 17 hours. English Channel.

M/S of Sir Bernard in the water, he is filmed from a boat alongside. M/S of another man swimming with him, M/S of Sir Bernard struggling...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19715
Sort Number:
G 1214
Time in/Out:
01:21:49:00 / 01:23:40:00
Canister:
G 1214
Film ID:
416.08
Issue Date:
10/08/1925

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