Wicksteed Collection: 9: Kota Belud
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2003/016/009).
Synopsis
Wicksteed family domestic sceanes on beach and then with other British families and their children. Dingy sailing. Outdoor party for large number of British children. Outrigger sailing dinghies at sea.Wicksteed horse riding. Cultivation in paddy fields.
Production / Donor Details: These films were taken by Edmund Kennedy Wicksteed, 1916-1992. In the 1930s he worked as a customs officr in Malaya, was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore, & was imprisoned at Lintang Internment Camp, Kuching, Sarawak. After the war he served as a customs officer, District Officer, & then joined the secretariat in Jesseleton before becoming Resident in various districts in Borneo. He returned to England in 1966 when Borneo became independent. He was awarded the CBE for colonial service.
Titles
- Wicksteed Collection: 9: Kota Belud (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Wicksteed Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1950
- Running Time:
- 32 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 8mm VHS Other
- Sound:
- Mute
- Footage:
- 400 ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis