• Short Summary

    The people of Malta are presented with the George Cross by Lord Gort, Governor in Chief

  • Description

    Titles read: "MALTA RECEIVES ITS GEORGE CROSS".

    Malta.

    The Guard of Honour presents arms in the bomb-battered Palace Square in Valetta.

    Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lord Gort VC presents the George Cross to the people of Malta. It is received in a ceremony by Chief Justice Sir George Borg.

    Various shots of the medal and letter from King George VI on display on a special, guarded stand. People of Malta crowd around to look at it.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1338.23
    Media URN:
    44186
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    01/10/1942
    Sound:
    sound
    hd format:
    HD at Filmfinity
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:51:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:40:07:00 / 01:40:58:00
    Canister:
    42/79

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