After fierce fighting British and Indian soldiers inspect the damage to the town of Tiddim, Burma.

General view of the town of Tiddim in the distance. An Indian soldier walks out of the jungle and is followed by two other Indian soldiers; they all wear forage caps. Another view of the village. The soldiers' boots. Two men in tin hats man a Vickers machine gun pointed at the town. A sign reads "Quarterguard. CH BFF N189 TIDDIM"; some of the letters are missing as the sign shows damage. There are crossed kukri knives with a horn above them carved into the sign as well. A damaged building. A Douglas Dakota transport plane flies overhead. Shacks and buildings built up the hillside show signs of damage too. Two white soldiers walk through the village. A pan of a row of large, badly damaged, buildings. A soldier examines an unexploded bomb lying in the grass; he has an unlit pipe between his teeth. Pan up to the damaged buildings. An Indian soldier, Shan Khan Thang, looks at the damage to the school building in Tiddim; he is an ex-pupil of the school. The building is made of corrugated iron and brick which is collapsed. Two officers, Major-General F G Warren (commander 5th Indian Division) and Brigadier E J Denholme (commander 123rd Brigade), chat and smoke their pipes. One officer uses his binoculars to look down the valley.

Notes

On 8 July 1944 the Japanese Army finally abandoned its attempts to capture Imphal. There followed a period of pursuit south along the road from Imphal to Tiddim (along the 'Tiddim Road') 120 miles away. Tiddim itself was occupied on 17 October.

Major-General Warren, seen in this film, died in an air crash after the light aircraft in which he was travelling disappeared amongst hills. He was a popular commander and the impact of his death is reflected in Anthony Brett-James' 5th Indian Division's history, in which the relevant chapter is titled 'Tragedy at Jorhat'.

For more footage relating to Tiddim and the Tiddim Road, see related items.