Observation procedure preceding a long range gun attack.

Men from the 426th South Nottinghamshire (Hussars) Battery, Royal Horse Artillery firing a 5.5-inch gun. ...

Motor transport of IV Corps crosses a Bailey bridge near Toungoo (Taungoo) during the Allied drive on Rangoon, Burma.

An Ordnance QF 40mm (Bofors) ...

Somewhere in northern Burma, a small wooden bridge is used by men, mules and vehicles to cross a river.

Indian troops pass camera. They pass through ...

Reel 1: Pan across a beachhead on the banks of the River Chindwin showing men, mules and a number of jeeps. Brief shot of men washing and shaving on the riverbank. Mules are led ...

The RAF provides air cover and drops supplies for men of the 2nd Division as they cross the River Irrawaddy, Burma.

Distant shot of Spitfire ...

In northern Burma, troops of 2nd Battalion The Buffs cross the Shweli River before the assault on Myitson, with machine gun, mortar and artillery fire ...

Cyprus Coastal Defence Battery practising Action Stations.

Telephone orderly receiving message at observation post from Naval Command that an unidentified ship is in the ...

Firing practice by the Territorial Army at Limassol, Cyprus. Men rush to their posts, swing the gun round and fire off a few rounds. Another gun position, the gun is being operated by a remote control ...

Mules on Mount Olympus. Scottish soldiers eating at Othello's Tower at Famagusta, Cyprus. Soldiers cheering. Local farmers employing traditional farming methods: yoking of oxen, threshing, winnowing corn ...

A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.

Credits. Map of Cyprus with major towns and cities highlighted. Panned shot from waves lapping on a beach to the temple of Aphrodite. ...

Members of 606 Company the Cyprus Pioneer Corps (Alien Unit) in Famagusta.

Palestinian troops rushing out of billets on an alarm being given. Fixing bayonets. Troops ...

26 Feb 1944. Recruits read the sign at the Recruiting Office then proceed to the office. They draw kit from the Quartermaster's stores. The Provost Sergeant hoists the Union Jack for reveille. Bugler ...