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British soldiers of 77th Brigade, 3rd Indian Division in bush hats board a raft as others on board wait. Two ...
I. "NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH INDIAN TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Touring members of the National Defence Council meet ...
I. "WEST AFRICAN'S ROLE IN INDIA'S DEFENCE" West African troops, "toughened by the toughest climate in the world", arrive in ...
I. "THE EMIR OF KATSINA COMES TO INDIA TO SEE HIS WEST AFRICAN TROOPS" The Muslim Emir of Katsina (on ...
Private Valentino Owori of the East African Pioneer Corps receives the British Empire Medal from Lieutenant General R.G.W.H. ...
Official production highlights the war effort of Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War.
The film opens with a ...
Scenes in an African guides camp.
The new resident minister in British West Africa, Captain the Rt. Hon. Harold Balfour M.P., meets the Nigerian Emir at ...
The South African Army at war.
Film showing: the departure of troops to Kenya; how the equipment was provided; ...
Men of 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (of 23rd Long-Range Penetration (LRP) Brigade, part of 3rd Indian Division (also known as ...
A young African girl is crowned the May Queen in the village of Stanion, Northamptonshire.
The film opens with shots of ...
A young man leaving his village to work in copper mines of Northern Rhodesia; emphasis on contrasts between traditional and ...
The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...
Part 1: Near Milestone 82 on the Manipur Road a signpost gives the distance to Worcester (5,100 miles, 'no way ...
An illustration of the role of African servicemen in the Second World War. The King's African Rifles and the Royal ...
For a detailed shot list, contact NFTVA. Items include: CANADA - AIRFIELD OF DEMOCRACY NEWS IN FLASHES P.M. BACK WITH ...
For detailed shot list, contact NFTVA. Items include: The KING WITH THE CANADIANS DESPATCHES FROM TUNISIA FUNERAL OF A V.C. ...
For a detailed shot list, contact NFTVA. Items include: SOUTH AFRICA COAST DEFENCE PRESENTING SEAFIRES LIGHTER MOMENTS IN THE DESERT ...
Colour documentary showing the migration of a Barotse tribe from Mongu to Limulunga during the seasonal floods.
The film opens with ...
A tribute to the "new Empire of the British Commonwealth of Nations" and more specifically to King George ...
A look at the work done at the Chipembi Institution in Northern Rhodesia, beginning with a journey to reach it ...
I. 21 December. Opening with shots of African sappers unloading folding boats from a truck, the film shows the men ...
The work of the United Missions in the Copperbelt at Mindolo and Nkana, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).
Title and credits. The undeveloped ...
For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include NEW GUINEA WAR IS A BATTLE OF SUPPLY LINES WARTIME CROWD RELAXES ...
START 00:00:00 Scenes at Scapa Flow filmed on 4 March 1941: a port side profile of the battleship HMS Nelson ...
DOCUMENTARY. A record of the accession of Mutesa II in Kampala, 19th-20th November 1942.
Adventure with natives and enemy spies in darkest Africa.
I. Tracking shots of numerous captured 5cm Pak 38 anti-tank guns lined up a desert location (Libya or Tunisia). Also ...
Reel 1 (AYY 294-1) Africans in shirts and shorts carry sacks of cocoa beans on their heads. The sacks are ...
Two new African recruits look up in wonder at the signal flags of the W.D. Fleet. A squad of African ...
DOCUMENTARY. The Libyan campaign of 1940-41 in which General Wavell defeated the Italian attack on Egypt.
r.1 British military cemetery in ...
Drama about an overseer of a rubber plantation.
Production footage/unedited material for a travelogue about Kenya and Mombasa.
No titles. An Asian ivory carver at work; an African brings ...
4 Items from BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS Vol 12 No 606.
Title: THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC WARFARE. President of the Board of ...
"THE REGENTS PARK ZOO TAKES CENSUS OF ITS RESIDENTS" (53-65); MS a keeper preparing to make a note in a ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: BRITISH ADVANCE INTO ABYSSINIA BATTLE DEMOSNTRATION BY OUR ARMY LORD HALIFAX ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: DE GAULLE'S ARMY ON MANOEUVRES BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC ARMY PRACTISES ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: GIBRALTAR DEFENCES HIS MAJESTY SEES PARATROOPERS SINKING OF 'BISMARK' NEW FIGHT FIGHTER OUR ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: ALLIED ENTRY INTO SYRIA VICTORY TORCH FOR MR CHURCHILL MR CHURCHILL RECEIVES VICTORY ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: CANADIANS PARADE IN STRENGTH ROYAL VISIT TO LETCHWORTH SOVIET WAR ZONE SPECIAL MR ...
Made in 1941, the film is a mixture of amateur actors recreating the early history of the goldfields (1920s) and ...
Amateur film. Mauritius - local scenery and residents.
An African hospital.
The film covers the reception and treatment of a street accident case, with a glance at the X-ray ...
Two adventurers are taken in by two girls and finance them into the jungle. They leave them when they find ...
START 00:00:00 Filmed between 3 and 6 March 1941 (?), black and white footage showing the new Royal Navy battleship, ...
Tarzan rescues a party of explorers after gold, who have kidnapped Boy and Jane, from the inroads of a savage ...