Poon Lim Honoured (1943)

Full title reads: “POON LIM HONOURED“. England unknown & London. Various shots of Chinese merchant seaman Mr Poon Lim coming ashore from a small lighter at British port. He is greeted by officials for he was the man, who after his ship had been torpedoed in the Atlantic, remained on a raft for 133 days before rescue. Poon Lim arrives at Buckingham Palace to receive . (Mute & Track Negs.) FILM ID:1097.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.