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

Reel 1: A duck, the regimental mascot of 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, is seen wearing a miniature tunic (complete with medal ribbon of the 1939 - 43 Star) and ...

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

British and Indian Engineers of 54 Workshop Company are seen overhauling Japanese small arms captured after the fall of Rangoon, Burma.

A group of ...

... (1895 ft).

RL.3 A reconstruction scene in which the Duke of Wellington refers to World War I. Shots of soldiers marching to war. Cavalry, munitions factories, ships attacking at sea, cannon firing (1-158). Parts of the Empire ...

USA

RECONSTRUCTION. Faked Boer War incident.

View from behind the "Boer" position as they fire with rifles and a small cannon against an advancing force of "British" lancers on foot and horseback. After hand-to-hand fighting the British withdraw, ...

... onboard the troopship HMT Dilwara.

A tug-of-war; Indian Other Ranks (ORs) versus ... ORs are defeated. Second tug-of-war; Sergeants versus Officers. The officers ... handed a certificate of initiation. A third tug-of-war; Sergeants versus Ship's Crew. The ...

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

Scenes at an airfield near Toungoo (Taungoo), Burma, shortly after its capture from troops of the Japanese 33rd Army.

View of the airstrip with a ...

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

General Leese (Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia) and General Rees (General Officer Commanding 19th Indian Division) observe the ...

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

HMS Glengyle, an infantry landing ship carrying men of 3 Commando Brigade, makes its way towards Hong Kong.

View aboard Glengyle with men of 3 ...

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

Artillery and infantry of 123 Brigade, 5th Indian Division, on the road to Toungoo (Taungoo), Burma, 140 miles north of Rangoon.

Self-propelled ...

Great Britain

ACTUALITY. Boer War. Scots' Guards march through the market place in Bloemfontain.

Foot soldiers carrying pick-axes or rifles march (R-L) past the camera, followed by drummers and pipers, officers on horseback, and more foot soldiers. ...

... applauds. At Rangoon jail a group of newly liberated Allied prisoners of war pose for the camera. In the background the message ' ... only for burials, flying above the jail. Chinese prisoners of war. Indian prisoners behind a barred gate. Indian prisoners, one ...

... , Ras Hailu, Ras Seyum), defeat and capture of Italian forces (ambushed armoured cars of Burie Garrison, Italian prisoners of war, surrender of Jimma to General Foulkes, surrender by General Bertello at Beletta, lowering of Italian flag and raising of ...