I. "Three-Power Conference in North Africa": Churchill calls at Malta, then proceeds to Cairo to meet President Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-Shek, and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, November, 1943.

II. "Prison Ship on the Rocks": A ship carrying Germans ...

I. "The Russian Front": aerial strafing of German columns and railways in snowy conditions on the way to Kastornoe.

II. "More air attacks on Italy": A bombing raid on Rome (short, badly cut).

III. "Forest Fire in America": blazing ...

START 00:00:00 Scenes on HMS Nelson whilst en route for North Africa for Operation 'Torch': an officer from No. 9 Army Commando and stores on the main deck. At Gibraltar, ratings line up with brooms and placards with ironic, humorous messages and ...

Amateur film with titles shot by "Jack" Collier, double bass in Geraldo's Orchestra, records scenes in Cairo and Jerusalem, members of the dance band and female singers relaxing and Burman impersonating Mussolini speaking from a balcony, during ENSA ...

Amateur film shot by British Army Kinema Unit operator Sergeant Roy Lister records the construction from palm trunks and fronds of a 35mm projection cinema (Empire Super Cinema), with detailed views of projectionist lacing up, Indian troops (14th/5th ...

Amateur film shot by British Army Kinema Unit operator Sergeant Roy Lister records scenes of local life in Colombo, Gordon Gardens, fire fighters tackling an oil conflagration in the docks [either Colombo or Trincomalee, and caused by a spark from an ...

Amateur film shot by British Army Kinema Unit operator Sergeant Roy Lister records scenes of Indian street life (street barbers, pavement artistes, devil worship) in Bombay and Madras, and shows British servicemen on leave.

Amateur film shot by Commander James C Elliot RNVR, while serving in the Mediterranean, records a distant view of King George VI touring bomb-damaged Malta on his visit in June 1943, and shows eight 20mm anti-aircraft pom-poms firing.

Air to air training shots filmed from the pilot's perspective at RAF Hornchurch in 1943. Pilot is C.J.S. Howard of 559 Squadron.

Notes

Summary: C.J.S. Howard joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Brief details of his military service as ...

I. "LAE AND HUON PENINSULA. 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION TRANSPORTED AND SUPPLIED BY UNITS OF 7TH US AMPHIBIOUS FORCE." General views of convoy in line off New Guinea. Landing beach - landing ships (including LST 475, LST 457 and LST 456) disembark their ...

Calcutta. Ceylon. Tea picking. Coconut collecting. Water well. Kandy. "The End."

"Universal Pictures Presents a Popular Variety View" Agricultural workers. Growing rice. Preparing food. Trip to market. Dental posters in English. Various stalls. Ploughing. Water from ox driven well. "Buy war bond and ...