British troops, probably of 1st Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, take up positions at Kabo Weir on the Mu River in Burma and mount a patrol.

Men shelter behind a brick wall next to a sluice gate at Kabo Weir. Sergeant with binoculars. View across the canal. Men dug in on an earth bank. Close-up Bren gunner. Signaller. Soft focus; men moving up with food (?). Universal carrier passes. View of the weir. Mortar impacts on the far bank. Bren carrier moving. Young British soldier shaving. Emplacing a Vickers machine gun. Patrol moving off. Men washing in the Ye-U canal. Men on patrol. Signaller. passing roadside shrine. Patrol crosses a field; a Hawker Hurricane fighter-bomber can be seen above. Walking across a river; stretcher bearers follow. A signal line is laid out.

Notes

This forms part of XXXIII Indian Corps' drive across the Shwebo Plain towards the Irrawaddy River. Kabo Weir was an important location as it controlled the water supply in a hot and dry area of Burma.