Tobruk - Queen Honours Empire Dead (1954)

Tobruk, Libya. LV ’Britannia’ laying off Tobruk Harbour. SV wrecked buildings in Tobruk. LV Britannia damaged buildings in foreground. SV Britannia. GV Tobruk War Cemetery. SV entrance to War Cemetery. Angle shot, 1939 to 1945. GV graves in cemetery. SV line of graves. CU grave. GV & SV barbed wire in desert. SCU old boots and hurricane lamp. CU old tin hat. LV Queen’s plane landing and taxiing towards at El Adem. CU sign: ’Royal Air Force - El Adem’. SV Queen and Duke being greeted by Sir Alec Kirkbride. CU . men. SV pan, Queen and Duke leaving airfield. SV pan down from cross on War Memorial to royal party. CU Tablet: “This is hallowed ground, for here lie those who died for their country.“ SV Queen and Duke being escorted round graves. CU headstone: “A soldier of the 1939-1945 War“ (2 shots). SCU Queen looking at graves. Angle shot, Australian Memorial. SV pan, Queen and Duke placing wreath on memorial and walking back to pay tribute. SV inscription on memorial: “Their name liveth for evermore“. G