Home Front Heroes 1940

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Full title reads: "Home Front Heroes".

GV Man standing amidst the wreckage of his bombed home. VS MSs. and CUs. of Patrick King of the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) being greeted by small crowd and walking with a blind woman. He was awarded the George Medal for rescuing the woman from her blitzed...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40223
Sort Number:
40/081
Time in/Out:
01:00:49:00 / 01:01:22:00
Canister:
40/81
Film ID:
1164.02
Issue Date:
07/10/1940

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