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1946 Admiral Algernon Willis arrives in Malta to take up his new duties as Commander in Cheif of the
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0:35Now PlayingDate: 6th May 1946
Location: Malta
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Our Roving Camera Reports
REPUBLIC OF MALTA: Valetta:
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CUNNINGHAM, Admiral Sir Andrew(C-in-C) Shots of the Adm leaving Malta rode out by 6 officers in rowing boat, being rowed out H.M.S. Ajax,
MALTA. Shots of Adm Sir A Willis coming aboard the Sirius, Meets Adm Cunningham on the roof of Admirality House, shots of leaving for the Ajax, shots of him being cheered by sailors, shots of Ajax, sailing out of Grand Harbour,
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Sir Algernon Usborne Willis, British, Royal Navy, Admiral of the Fleet, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, George Cross Island, peacetime, war is not mentioned, ceremony, ritual
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