Poon Lim receives a British Empire medal (1943)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Poon Lim (Chinese merchant seaman) rewarded for floating on a raft at sea for 133 days Full Description: 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 Background: Poon Lim (Chinese merchant seaman) rewarded for floating on a raft at sea for 133 days FILM ID: VLVA4EVN7VSMUN8LHHCT2UXWL5MVG To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé