Naval Heroes Home (1940)

Full title reads: “Naval Heroes Home“. England. VS of the survivors, some of whom are injured, of the British destroyer ’Afridi’ and possibly the ’Bittern’ which were sunk by the Germans in the North Sea. They have written in chalk the names of their ships on the side of railway carriages. They are seen walking across quay after their arrival home. 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.
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