CHINA: Funerals of British victims of Communist attacks / Shanghai exodus continues (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Royal Navy servicemen killed in Communist attacks along the Yangtse River are buried with full military honours. Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Funeral of British Victims in China CHINA: Shanghai: Nationalist forces moving military equipment South of Shanghai before the Communist advance. U.S. and British civilians preparing to evacuate Sisters of Mercy seen walking up ship’s gangplank staggering under luggage EVACUATION. British and U.S. civilians preparing to evacuate Shanghai before the Communist advance. Sisters of Mercy leaving up ship’s gangplank SHANGHAI Communist armies at gates of Shanghai - exodus goes on. Nationalist troops prepare to continue struggle south. American and European civilians prepare to evacuate. Ship on which sick are carried to safety. People stumble under