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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

1983-0065

Enregistrement sonore

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1940-02-23

British Broadcasting Corporation

This is British Broadcasting Corporation coverage of a luncheon at the Guildhall, London, to honour the officers and crew of the cruisers HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter, which participated in the battle begun on 13 December 1939 with the German pocket battleship Graf Spee. There are speeches by Captain Woodhouse (Captain of the Ajax), Captain Bell (Captain of the Exeter), and Winston Churchill. The coverage commences with noises from the hall, followed by a description of the proceedings. The Lord Mayor congratulates the officers and men of the ships. Captain Woodhouse expresses his thanks for the honour and describes the training of the navy before the conflict and the encounter with the Graf Spee. Speeches by Captain Bell and Winston Churchill follow. <1h>

English

Libre

GAD 0FD547

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