ARROMANCHES 2009 - COMMEMORATION OF THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "D" DAY LANDINGS OF 6 JUNE 1944 AT ARROMANCHES, NORMANDY ON THE 6 JUNE 2009 INCLUDING THE UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT TO MAJOR ALLAN H BECKETT MBE, ROYAL ENGINEERS [Main Title]

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  • Title: ARROMANCHES 2009 - COMMEMORATION OF THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "D" DAY LANDINGS OF 6 JUNE 1944 AT ARROMANCHES, NORMANDY ON THE 6 JUNE 2009 INCLUDING THE UNVEILING OF THE MONUMENT TO MAJOR ALLAN H BECKETT MBE, ROYAL ENGINEERS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6749
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY MAJOR BILL MONCUR RTD [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur video shot by Major Moncur records the ceremony and speeches by the Mayor of Arromanches Patrick Jardin and the Chief of the General Staff General Sir Richard Dannatt which mark the unveiling by his widow Mrs Ida Beckett of a monument to mark the invention by Major Allan Beckett of the Kite Anchor to moor the Mulberry Harbours at Arromanches in June 1944.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY MAJOR BILL MONCUR RTD [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 6749
  • Sound: Sound
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  • Production Date: 2009-06-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Moncur, Bill (Production individual) Moncur, Bill (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: DVD Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 34 mins
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