• Short Summary

    Police officers are presented with medals for bravery.

  • Description

    Croydon, Surrey.

    SV. Pan, Sir Harold Scott arriving at Croydon Police Station. SV. Police Constable Norman Harrison, Sgt. Fairfax and P.C. James McDonald lined up. SV. Front shot, as above and P.C. Jaggs on extreme right. Pan back along line to Sir Harold Scott. CU. P.C. McDonald and P.C. Jaggs. SCU. Sir Harold joking with Sgt. Fairfax in plain clothes CU. Sir Harold Scott - in background P.C. Norman Harrison. SV. Sir Harold shaking hands with Police Heroes. CU. Pan, right to Left. P.C. Jaggs. B.E.M. P.C. McDonald G.M. Sgt. F.W. Fairfax and P.C. Norman Harrison G.M.

    N.B. These are the four policemen who captured Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig.

    (Mute Neg.)

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    54.36
    Media URN:
    28028
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    08/01/1953
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:33:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:40:41:00 / 01:41:14:00
    Canister:
    53/3

Comments (3)

  1. Unknown user says

    "Norman MacDonald" should read James McDonald.

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  2. Unknown user says

    Confirming that the name of Norman MacDonald should be changed to James McDonald, here's the London Gazette notification of the awards. Just search for "McDonald" within the document......

    www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/39746/s
    upplements/167/page.pdf

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  3. Unknown user says

    Great research. Thanks a lot.

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