As troops of 36th ...
As troops of 36th ...
Air Marshal Peirse, Air Commander-in-Chief South East Asia Command, makes a farewell inspection of RAF and Indian Air Force squadrons and related ...
A church service is conducted for British troops in the field in Burma.
Various shots of the service in progress. There are some (possibly large) ...
Somewhere in the Arakan coastal region ...
A firepower demonstration near Imphal including mortar and shell fire, smoke screens and bombing by RAF Hawker Hurricanes.
Footage of a ...
Shot by Sergeant Hammond: wideshots of the game in progress, shot from the back of a lorry, giving a view over the crowd. Shots of the crowd with British and Indian soldiers ...
Scenes of two football matches on the Indo-Burma border, including England versus Scotland and a local RAF team versus visitors.
An Indian ...
War with Japan.
Early Japanese successes. Film of troops training. Expansion halted by US forces. Battle of Midway - US air attacks on shipping. Japan still exploits world's second largest empire. ...
Indian Air Force 1 Squadron is presented with a Japanese sword in recognition for its service to Fourteenth Army.
Ceremony at squadron's ...
An edited production by the SEAC Film Unit (British) shows how 'SEAC', the newspaper of South East Asia Command, is produced and distributed to troops ...
I. "The Seven Seas": HMS Duke of York sinks the Scharnhorst. The RAF's Coastal command in action. Bomber Command sinks the Tirpitz.
II. "The Far East Front": Americans land on the Marshall Islands, General MacArthur retakes the Philippines. ...
General Sir Claude Auchinleck, ...
General Sir George Giffard, commander of 11th Army Group, visits 25th Indian Division during a tour of inspection near Maungdaw, Burma.
Giffard, ...
Officers, including Lieutenant-General Slim, from the South East Asia Command gather for a conference in the jungle near Imphal, India.
Officers ...
General Sir George Giffard, Commander-in-Chief 11th Army Group, inspects his forward troops near Tamu on the Indian-Burmese border.
General ...
General William Slim, General Officer Commanding 14th Army arrives at Imphal airstrip and chats to Air Commodore S F Vincent, Air Officer Commanding 221 Group RAF and Lieutenant- ...
Scenes of RAF 211 Squadron Bristol Beaufighter ground attack aircraft being serviced before mounting attacks on enemy positions and transport from an ...
RAF 42 Squadron Hawker Hurricanes are used to attack ground targets, drop parachute supply canisters and distribute leaflets over Burma, October- ...
Gurkha infantry, probably of 17th ...
Gurkha troops are seen on the march ...
The 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment RA in action outside Antwerp in support of 53rd (Welsh) Division's operations on the Albert Canal.
A nine-man detachment from the regiment's No. 23 Battery is seen preparing a ...
PROPAGANDA. The way in which Indian hill tribes make contributions to the War effort.
An annual religious festival accompanied by music and dancing is something the hillmen look forward to with pleasure (182). The years between the ...
As part of his tour of Bombay (Mumbai, ...
I. HMS Ceylon in port at Colombo. MS of Reverend Stephenson, the ship's chaplain, talking with Ceylonese dignitaries - Mr Mamujee, Mr de Silva and Mr Corea. Royal Marine band plays. MS pan right to left across ...
Air-to-ground shots over the Coral Sea, flying from Brisbane in Australia to Ward's airstrip, Port Moresby, New Guinea, April 1944. Shot from inside (probably a civilian Short S23 Empire flying boat) aircraft lands on harbour waters and ties up. ...
Around Christmas time 1944, Indian ...
Newsreel items (mute) including production of India rubber, capture of Tiddim (Burma) and South African Navy at sea.
Scenes Vengeance divebombers of 8 Squadron Indian Air Force in action.
Exterior shot of a building, presumably the briefing room, with pilots ...
Scenes at an Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' workshop of 123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division, and views of bomb damage and terrain on the ...
Somewhere in northern Burma, a team of Indian Engineers work to rebuild a railway bridge.
Wide shot, with brick uprights by a river with wooden ...
Somewhere in Burma, a team of Indian Engineers work to rebuild a railway bridge.
Looking up at Indian Engineers at work repairing a bridge; a ...
Indian Engineers of the Madras Sappers ...
Near Thityabin, Burma, Indian ...
Footage of gunners of the Indian ...
I. FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE
I. FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE - Music: 'Nozze Di Figaro'. The Viceroy was in a hurry. He travelled by fast plane to Calcutta and cutting short the usual round of ...
I. INDIAN AIR FORCE SQUADRON COMMANDERS FOREGATHER AT DELHI
I. INDIAN AIR FORCE SQUADRON COMMANDERS FOREGATHER AT DELHI - Music: 'Flying Squad'. Group Captain Proud is saying goodbye to IAF ...
I. SWORD AND PLOUGHSHARES THE VICEROYS' TOUR
I. SWORDS AND PLOUGHSHARES - THE VICEROY'S TOUR - Music: 'Steadfast & Steady (Waltz)' a blend of the things of peace and the things of war made up ...
I. TONGA TURNOUTS AND CAMEL CARTS AT LAHORE
I. TONGA TURNOUTS AND CAMEL CARTS AT LAHORE - Music: 'La Giaconda' - SPCA World famous initials, but they don't stand merely for preventing cruelty ...
I. A PLEDGE FULFILLED
I. A PLEDGE FULFILLED - Music: 'Rienzi Overture' - We can't tell you her name, but, as she unloads wheat from Australia in Calcutta's port, it might well be 'The Art'. ...
I. LORD WAVELL AGAIN IN BENGAL
I. LORD WAVELL AGAIN IN BENGAL - Music: 'Reve Anglique' - In troubled Bengal there was a pause for remembrance and respect for the late Sir John Herbert. The ...
I. FIVE YEAR PLAN OF SOCIAL UPLIFT
I. FIVE YEAR PLAN OF SOCIAL UPLIFT - Sixty-nine years ago Mr Jinnah was born in Karachi. Sixty-thousand Karachi Muslims consider that a very good thing and ...
I. ON PATROL IN BENGAL
I. ON PATROL IN BENGAL - This is one of the most unexpected camera stories to come out of Bengal. An Army outpost has got news that help is needed in a certain village. ...
I. WOUNDED SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED AT VICEROY'S HOUSE
I. WOUNDED SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED AT VICEROY'S HOUSE - A soldier Viceroy entertains wounded soldiers. Nobody pretends that a tea party is ...
I. BENGAL'S NEW GOVERNOR
I. BENGAL'S NEW GOVERNOR - An unfamiliar face, and an unfamiliar title, he's the new Governor of Bengal, but it's still Mr and Mrs Casey. Here he's having a word with ...