BRITISH GENERALS IN MESOPOTAMIA AND PALESTINE 1918

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: IWM 43).

Synopsis

Portrait shots of British generals of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force and of General Sir Edmund Allenby, 1918.

I. Lieutenant-General Sir William R Marshall, C-in-C of the MEF, filmed wearing a cap, then a sun helmet. II. Major-General W Gillman, chief of staff of the MEF. III. Major-General H T Brooking, commanding 15th Indian Division, MEF. IV. Major-General the Honourable R Stuart Wortley, the Deputy Quartermaster-Genera l of the MEF. V. Major-General F F Ready, the Deputy Adjutant-General of the MEF. VI. General Sir Edmund Allenby, C-in-C of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

Notes

Summary: the scene of Allenby appears also in IWM 13, and was probably not taken by Varges, but attached to this film at a later date.

 

Titles

  • BRITISH GENERALS IN MESOPOTAMIA AND PALESTINE 1918 (Allocated)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1918
Running Time:
4 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
212 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB, United States of America
Sponsor
Ministry of Information
cameraman
Varges, Ariel L
Production company
International Film Service