Five Anglo-Catholic nuns open a school and a hospital in the Himalayas. It prospers until a series of mishaps turn the villagers against the nuns. Finally Sister Ruth becomes mad and attacks the mother superior only to bring about her own ...
In the 17th century, the notorious pirate Captain Morgan is pardoned and made the new governor of Jamaica, in return for which he is to rid the Caribbean of pirates and maintain the peace between England and Spain. But a traitor in his midst is ...
A doctor of the Indian Army Medical Corps administers a blood transfusion in the field to a wounded soldier of the Lushai Brigade at Zampi, in the Chin ...
At 30 West African Field Dressing Station at Kyaukpyu, volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines give blood for transfusion to the wounded men of ...
The single remaining span of the Pegu Bridge, originally blown by the British in 1942, is demolished by engineers of the 94th Faridkot Field Company ( ...
The single remaining span of the Pegu Bridge, originally blown by the British in 1942, is demolished by engineers of the 94th Faridkot Field Company ( ...
In northern Burma, a joint patrol of Royal Scots Fusiliers and Royal Engineers of 36th Division sets out to demolish Japanese bunkers.
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Gunners of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, equipped with QF 40mm (Bofors) guns, practice loading and unloaded their weapons from a ...
Mandalay, Burma, has been left devastated by the bombing and shelling of the British forces attacking the Japanese.
General views of Mandalay ...
Views of bomb-damaged buildings on Akyab Island, in the Arakan coastal region of Burma, with British troops coming ashore.
Two shots of a large ...
FIlm, probably from Akyab Island in the Arakan coastal region of Burma, showing an inspection by senior officers of bomb damage to buildings.
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Landings are made on beaches at Ramree Island with survey shots of damaged and destroyed buildings on the island.
A Chevrolet CMP lorry tows an ...
HMS Eskimo, a Royal Navy Tribal Class destroyer, bombards Japanese shore positions while troops make an amphibious landing in the Letpan area of the ...
Footage of the bombardment of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, as seen from Mandalay Hil.
View of Fort Dufferin with raised dust. Long lens ...
Reel 1: Long shots of terrain at Gangaw shows smoke spreading and ...
Indian troops with enemy equipment captured after the battle for Wadi Akarit. The local population of the Gabs Gap returning to their homes. The town of Sfax.
Troops of ...
17th Indian Division IV Corps on the road between Nyaungu and Meiktila, Burma.
Sherman tanks of Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers, ...
At Klang, in Selangor, Malaya, the Governor of Malaya Sir Edward Gent opens a new railway bridge, built by interned Japanese troops and the Royal ...
Overview of the history and work of the London Missionary Society in four sections. Includes narrative on the origins and pioneers of the Society, and scenes of various aspects of missions work in the different regions - Africa, Madagascar, India, ...
Troops and armour are carried across the Irrawaddy River, Burma, at Myinze by a mixture of DUKWs and pontoon rafts.
British troops disembark from ...
Film showing the construction of the floating Bailey bridge on the River Chindwin at Kalewa, Burma.
Tightening nuts on a Bailey section. Various ...
Shot on 7 December 1944: A British soldier beckons forward a lorry; a signpost is marked 'TCP' (Traffic Control Post). A sign points the way to Kalewa. Lorry crosses a Bailey ...
Brigadier Taunton, commander of 80th Indian Brigade (20th Indian Division) arrives at a Japanese airfield in Saigon as recovered Allied prisoners of war ...
Brigadier R G Collingwood, commander of 33rd Brigade (7th Indian Division) holds a conference of officers on the eve of the crossing of the Irrawaddy ...
