Poon Lim receives a British Empire medal

Record ID: 250381

Title: Poon Lim receives a British Empire medal
Date: 8th November 1943
Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Our Roving Camera Reports ENGLAND: London: Buckingham Palace: EXT LIM POON Arr. Scotland aft. raft ordeal SHIPPING. POOM LIM (Chinese Seaman) arr Britain world record, raft, ship, stranded, float, sea, alive, merchant seaman, medals
Embargoed: 23rd November 1943 13:00
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Country: United Kingdom
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Story Text: Poon Lim (Chinese merchant seaman) rewarded for floating on a raft at sea for 133 days
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