UNITED NATIONS : a record of the first United Nations Day in Great Britain, 14th June 1942 [Main Title]

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  • Title: UNITED NATIONS : a record of the first United Nations Day in Great Britain, 14th June 1942 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: COI 145
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  • Summary: A record of the official parade honouring the flags of the Allied Nations outside Buckingham Palace, with scenes from the ceremonies at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, to represent local measures to mark the day.
  • Description: In London, the Royal Family is joined by the exiled heads-of-state of Norway, Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia on the stand to review a parade of Civilian Defence Service contingents, workmen and women, merchant seamen, Royal Navy, RAF, Commonwealth troops, Home Guard and British Army; in Aylesbury, the Lady Mayoress (Mrs Olive Paterson) reads the Prime Minister's proclamation adopting President Roosevelt's idea that June 14th (previously marked in the USA for honouring the national flag) should be a day of honouring the flags of all the Allies; flags of the chief Allies are advanced, a choir sings the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: COI 145
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Crown Film Unit (Production company) Dalrymple, Ian Murray1903-08-261989-03-28 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: George VI, King (person) Elizabeth, Queen (person) Benes, Edvard (person) Haakon VII, King of Norway (person) Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (person) Raczkiewicz, Władysław (person) Paterson, Olive (person) London, Lord Mayor of (person) United Nations (regiment/service) British Army, Commonwealth personnel (regiment/service) British Army, Home Guard (regiment/service) Royal Air Force (regiment/service) Royal Navy (regiment/service) Civil Defence Corps (regiment/service) Merchant Navy (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, British - event related: United Nations Day (1942) (object name) GB, England & London, SW <Buckingham Palace> (geography) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 946 ft; Running time: 11 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    COI 145

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