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British Vice Admiral William Pakenham is knighted by King George V aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth in World War I

British Vice Admiral William Pakenham, Commander of the Battle Cruiser Force, is made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, by King George V, during his visit to the British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, during World War 1. (The knighting ceremony was the first one aboard a ship since the year 1794.) Following the ceremony, the entire ship's company is seen assembled on deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth in formation for a formal farewell to King George V on his departure. The officers and sailors stand at attention and then remove their hats and cheer the King, three times. View from a rapidly moving vessel, of HMS Queen Elizabeth silhouetted against the sun as she steams underway, in the distance. Closeup of British white ensign fluttering in breeze. (Note: Slate at start of film incorrectly gives the Vice Admiral's name as Falenham.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Location: Orkney Islands Scotland
Date: 1917, July
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049924
British 8th Army tanks, trucks and infantrymen advance in the desert of North Africa.

British Army Cruiser tanks in North Africa. British 8th Army tanks roll along desert roads in North Africa. British soldier atop a tank turret. Tanks, trucks and infantrymen move along the desert. (World War II period).

Location: North Africa
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050513
British Eighth Army soldiers atop a truck in North Africa during World War II.

British Eighth Army advances in North Africa during World War II. British trucks move across desert terrain. British Eighth Army soldiers in the area. Soldiers atop a truck. Thick black smoke rises in the background.

Location: North Africa
Date: 1941
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050514
British Eighth Army tanks advance along a desert highway in North Africa during World War II.

British Eighth Army advances in North Africa during World War II. A British officer and a soldier atop a tank turret. One of them looks through field glasses. British Honey and M3 Grant tanks and other vehicles advance along a desert highway. Soldiers atop the tanks.

Location: North Africa
Date: 1941
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050518
Overhead aircraft keep a watch on British and U.S. troop transports underway in the English Channel during World War I.

The British Fleet guards transports carrying American and British forces to France during World War I. Overhead aircraft keep a watch. A British convoy underway in the English Channel. View of airships overhead.

Location: English Channel
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050557
Two British men leaf through papers while a man types on a typewriter at Abadan Printing Works in Abadan, Iran.

British people in Iran during tensions surrounding Iran's nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. A building with a sign that reads 'Abadan Printing Works'. An arrow points towards the entrance. A man sits at the corner of the building below the sign. People outside the entrance. They walk away. Daily News newspaper with headline, "Talks on Oil Dispute Broken Off in Tehran." A man strikes off the name of the newspaper 'Daily News'. A British man types on a typewriter. Two other British men standing near him leaf through papers. The name of the newspaper ' Daily News' is struck off and a paper is placed on the newspaper. The men go through papers as the typist types.

Location: Abadan Iran
Date: 1951
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050591
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