King Gives Medal To Miners Aka Heroes Of The Pits (1922)

Buckingham Palace, London. Full titles read: “HEROES OF THE PITS - Welsh Miners decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace.“ L/S’s of smartly dressed miners walking exiting the main gates to Buckingham Palace. Good C/U’s of the miners standing, talking to one another some show their medals on the lapels of their jackets. They all appear to be very happy. 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), 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.