Lord Mountbatten visits a forward airstrip near Mandalay, with scenes of Hawker Hurricane operations and the RAF Regiment.

Hawker ...

Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits the Kohima and Imphal fronts, India.

Mountbatten arrives ...

Lord Munster, Under-Secretary of State for India makes a tour of welfare inspection of British troops in India.

Lord ...

Personal film of Lord Willingdon, Viceroy of India from the early to mid-1930s.

Brief shot of moving steam train. Indian Maharajah ...

Romantic drama set in Hong Kong. Story of the ill-fated love of an American correspondent and a Eurasian doctor.

An account of the method by which Hong Kong Kong island and Kowloon on the mainl and were joined by ...

Amateur film. City scenes in Calcutta.

Rarely seen footage of Gandhi filmed by his great nephew, Kanu.

Speaks to a large crowd, possibly outside a railway station. ...

Major-General Francis Festing, commander of 36th Division, seen attending a briefing.

High shot looking down as two officers, one ...

Film showing the past and present life of Malacca.

The film tells how Malacca has been conquered several times ...

Amateur film without titles shot by the Deputy-Prime Minister of Johore (Malaya), Abdul Azis, records distant views of a Wehrmacht ...

A mute educational film portraying life in a typical Malay village of fishermen and rice-farmers.

Brief titles introduce each ...

Attempts to smuggle rubber out of Japanese occupied Java.

TRAVELOGUE. Scenes in Malaya.

No main title. "A prominent land-mark - Government House, residence of the Governor of the Strait Settlements" ...

In Negri Sembilan, one of the nine states of the Malayan Federation, nineteen tribal chieftains renew their allegiance to the ...

The Gordon Highlanders, on a tour of the Malayan jungle, search huts for bandits, taking a prisoner in the process, ...

The General arrives at Kuala Lumpur to take over as High Commissioner of Malaya, and is greeted and shown the ...

In a period of warfare between Malayan bandits and British security forces, the Army and RAF work closely together, and ...

How Malaya has developed its armed forces since the last war.

The Royal Malayan Navy, a small fleet with ...

Tamils who work on the estate. Dancing to celebrate the return of Charles Milne after an absence. Children in garlands. ...

The people of Malaya celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953.

The film opens ...

A description of the operations and the versatility of Radio Malaya.

Every day "the voice of Malaya" broadcasts educational, ...

Travelogue of Malaya.

Government-sponsored film showing the history, buildings and industries of Malaya.

Extensive titles outline the history of the region, under Portuguese, Dutch ...

Life in Malaya during the Emergency.

Jungle scenes during the Communist uprising. A rubber planter and his lifestyle in the Emergency. ...

Amateur footage of collieries and activities in Kuala Lumpur.

Scenes of Malayan collieries at Batu Arang north of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor ...

Reel One. New students arrive. Ceremony of enrolment and Vice-Chancellor's introductory speech. Undergraduates grow accustomed to the new routines; "The ...

1880's: Tale of two tough British sergeants, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan, who journey from India through Afghanistan to the ...

Lord Mountbatten inspects tanks left behind by the retreating Japanese forces and then climbs the steps and walks through the ...

Soldiers of 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment march along a rough road past traditional huts in the suburbs ...

As the British Army make their way into Mandalay, Burma, they are re-supplied by air drops from Douglas ...

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate ...

British troops of 19th Indian Division begin to fight their way into the northern part of the city ...

The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of 19th ...

After the capture of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, British troops enter the fort complex to witness a flag ...

Troops of 19th Indian Division have cleared the Japanese from positions at the top of Monastery Hill, Burma, ...

Airstrikes by RAF Hurribombers (Hurricane fighter-bombers) on Fort Dufferin and troops of 6th Gurkha Rifles marching towards Mandalay, ...

Troops of 19th Indian Division enter Mandalay, Burma, but the Japanese defending Fort Dufferin still hold out despite ...

Mortars are fired to cover the activities of 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles who are clearing the south west corner ...

Scenes of post-war Burma. The funeral procession is most likely that of Bogyoke Aung San (leader of the ...

A Royal Artillery unit use an Ordnance BL 6-inch howitzer to blast holes in the walls of Fort ...

The north corner of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, which is being used as a supply depot by the Japanese, ...

British troops from 19th Indian Division advance into the north of Mandalay, Burma, and aid the attack on ...

British troops watch as Monastery Hill, a known Japanese Observation Post overlooking Mandalay, Burma, and Fort Dufferin are ...

Views from Mandalay Hill, Burma, of Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns and BL 5.5-inch medium guns shelling Japanese ...

Mandalay, Burma's second city, has been left deserted but for a few hardy local people and some military ...

Scenes of the devastation in Mandalay, Burma, are revealed as the Supreme Allied Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten visits ...

Mandalay Hill (Mandalay, Burma), now clear of Japanese soldiers, is held by the British Army but fighting is ...