COMMANDOS MARCHING INLAND ON AKYAB

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: FUB 49).

Synopsis

Open ground with troops on the move. Team of men hauls a wheeled trolley up the beach. Troops walking through tall grass. Signals post. Troops advancing in single file. Troops dragging signals trolleys which raise dust. Troops in single file along a path marked with mine tape. More shots of men with trolleys. Sherman tank of 19th Lancers passing. Settling down for the night; men around a small fire. Men sat on the ground, and on a parked jeep, eating or drinking from enamel mugs.

Notes

For other film of activity at Akyab, see related items.

 

Titles

  • COMMANDOS MARCHING INLAND ON AKYAB (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
190 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman
Marshall, L W (Sergeant)
Production company
SEAC Film Unit