Holland To London Dash For V.C. (1944)

Item title reads - Holland to London dash for V.C. Various shots of Major David Vivian Currie of the 29th Canadian Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment in his tank in Holland. Various shots of him after he has dashed back to Buckingham palace to receive his Victoria Cross, he is Canada’s first man to receive it for services in Europe. He shakes hands with a police inspector. 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.