Sword Of Honour For Lord Gort (1944)

Item title reads - Sword of honour for Lord Gort. Malta. Various shots of Lord John Standish Gort in an open top car which is being towed by villagers through the streets of Zebbug to ceremony held in appreciation of Lord Gort’s role during the siege of Malta. L/S sign “Gort of Malta“. M/S as Gort walks along and waves. M/S of the sword of honour. Various shots of the ceremony in the square where he is presented with the sword. He makes a speech after receiving it. Children wave and people cheer as he walks through and salutes. FILM ID: 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)