... The Prince visits Poona and lays the foundation stone of the Maratha War Memorial'. The Prince inspects Indian war veterans.

"Watch this old fellow. He was so excited that he failed to notice the Prince's proffered hand ...

... of sticks on his head. "Chak Dara fort"

"The Swats and Dirians who inhabit the country between Chak Dara and Chitrol are constantly at war with one another but in honour of the Prince's visit, a truce was declared for one day" Crowds line the roads; ...

SEA WAR

British naval operations at Malta in World War II.

ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Scenes of RAF personnel in India casting their votes in the British General Election of July 1945.

Establishing shot showing a large thatched ...

... the elephant-built bridge. Jeep crosses.

Notes

While the 1944-45 Burma campaign was in many ways an extremely modern war, this film provides an effective demonstration of the continuing employment of animal power in warfare.

The unit is ...

Great Britain

Ladymead is a Georgian Mansion in which four generations of women have lived while their husbands are away at war. In each case the husband returns home expecting his wife to be unchanged.

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

British troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade under the command of Brigadier Forman leave Kyaukpyu (Burma) on the northern end of Ramree Island for the ...

... of the Conservative Party’s use of film between the wars, film historian Timothy Hollins described the Conservative Party ... ‘The Conservative Party and Film Propaganda Between the Wars’, English Historical Review (1981), 359- ...

POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB

Survivors from Empire Windrush at Gibraltar, March 1954.

HMS Triumph arrives at Gibraltar from Algiers followed by general views of transport. Survivors of the Empire Windrush disembark from ...

... with vague references to orders for HMS Endurance to proceed south, 'going to war'; this is possibly a reference to the ship's orders to remove Argentinean scrap metal dealers from South Georgia at the beginning of the Falklands War.

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

The 4th Indian Division in Enfidaville are visited by the Corps Commander.

Indian signallers laying a line through the town as it is attacked by shell fire. Scenes ...

... by English woman. Murray wearing dark glasses, and writing in tent. High-jump. Indian woman with baby begs for food. Tug of war, with Murray taking part. Murray served beer under tree. Pan over Lake Srinigar; colourful gardens, embarks on lake boat, buys ...