Mortars are fired to cover the activities of 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles who are clearing the south west corner of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay. More mortar ammunition is prepared for firing. A shirtless British soldier winds a gramophone which has been brought all the way from India. The men of the Royal Artillery are surrounded by an Anglo-Indian family and behind them Burmese neighbours; in the background Gurkha soldiers (Johnny Gurkha in the dopesheet) watch them. Florrie Salgado, one of the Anglo-Indian family, chats with a member of the mortar battery. The villagers walk past the battery which is set up in the garden of the Anglo-Indian family. Portraits of Gertie Salgado, Florrie Salgado from the evacuated Anglo-Indian family and Tetin and Taungtin who are both local Burmese villagers.

A Douglas Dakota flies overhead and drops supplies by parachute. A truck drives past and supplies litter the ground while a truck is loaded with supplies.

Republic Thunderbolt fighter-bombers bomb the walls of Fort Dufferin. Explosions can be seen on the walls and more planes fly over and drop their bombs.

A Royal Artillery mortar battery fires on Japanese positions in Mandalay, Burma, and then the crew relax during a lull in the fighting and entertain local Anglo-Indian families with a gramophone.

Notes

The mortar unit may be from 33rd Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, as this was 19th Indian Division's mortar unit.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance due to its prestige value and logistical connections, and was also the site of a large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. See related items.