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Major Mahoney Wins VC in Italy

Item number (ISN):

22878

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1944-07

Item number (ISN):

22878

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION

Accession:

1980-0175

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1944-07

Production company:

Fox Movietone News

Production credit:

photography, Williamson

Description:

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Newreel story filmed in the Piedmonte area of Italy about the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Major John Keefer Mahoney, age 33, of New Westminster, British Columbia. He is the third Canadian to win the Victoria Cross, the highest award in the British Empire. He is an officer in the motorized Westminster Regiment. He won the Victoria Cross as a result of the action in which his company gained and held a vital bridgehead in Italy despite the concentrated fire of enemy guns and counter attacks by enemy tanks and infantry. This action took place at the Melfa River last May 24th. The sequence of scenes is as follows: medium shot of Lieutenant Colonel Gordon C. Corbould, Officer Commanding Westminster Regiment, congratulating Major J.K. Mahoney on winning the Victoria Cross; close-up of the previous scene; medium shot of Private J.S. Neil, Westminster Regiment, from New Westminster, British Columbia, batman driver and runner for Major Mahoney, who was with the Major when he won the Victoria Cross; close-up of informal group consisting of Captain J.W. Hughes of the Westminster Regiment, also from New Westminster; Private Neil and Major Mahoney; medium shot of Private Neil saluting and congratulating Major Mahoney in a scene which also includes, left to right, Lieutenant K.B. Harrison, Vancouver, British Columbia, Corporal J.W. Culling of Blufftown, Alberta and Corporal W. Thorarinson of Winnipeg, all members of the Westminster Regiment; close-ups of Major Mahoney and a medium shot of Mahoney getting into a jeep and driving away.

Language:

Mute with English intertitles

Original number:

52-546

Notes:

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1. Subject description is based on NFB dope sheet which also states "This Canadian film material submitted by National Film Board of Canada approved and passed by Canadian censors” and "Please credit Canadian Photo and Film Unit".

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Vault ISN:

30345

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-3741

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

33758

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0445

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-3741

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

33759

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0449

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8012-0449

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

33760

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0453

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8012-0445

Status:

REF
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