HMS Achilles In New Zealand (1940)

Full title reads: “HMS Achilles In New Zealand“. Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. VS of the HMS Achilles steaming into Auckland harbour. VS of the crew with their families, including Captain Edward Parry. VS of Lord Galway, the High Commissioner, going aboard the ship and of him meeting the captain, officers and men. VS of the crew of the Achilles parading through the crowd and streamer lined streets at Auckland. Anzac soldiers also march. Massive crowds cheer the crew of the HMS Achilles as they march. CU of sailor from the Achilles. N.B. . Achilles was one of the ships involved in the battle with the Graf Spee. 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