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LIFE WITH AN AIR SEA RESCUE UNIT (15/12/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: A carpenter at work among palm trees. An armourer carries a Browning machine gun. Close-up of carpenter. Close-up ...

 

LIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MONSOON IN THE ARAKAN... (1944)

During a lull in fighting in the Maungdaw area of Arakan, Burma, British troops of 25th Indian Division ...

 

LOADING RAF DAKOTA AIRCRAFT FOR SUPPLY OPERATIONS FROM... (1944)

Scenes showing RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft being loaded and refuelled prior to supply operations from Chandina, India.

Dakota aircraft ...

 

LOCAL LABOURERS AND TACTICAL EXERCISE BY ROYAL WELCH... (1944)

A line of Burmese labourers queue up to receive their payment of money (1 rupee, about 1 shilling sixpence at ...

 

LORD MOUNTBATTEN VISITS KOHIMA AND IMPHAL (14/8/1944) (1944)

Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits the Kohima and Imphal fronts, India.

Mountbatten arrives ...

 

LORD MUNSTER'S TOUR OF CALCUTTA (26/10/1944) (1944)

Lord Munster, Under-Secretary of State for India makes a tour of welfare inspection of British troops in India.

Lord ...

 

MEN OF THE ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING AT SADIYA (23/10/1944) (1944)

Infantry of the Assam Rifles seen preparing various traps during jungle warfare training at Sadiya, Assam, India.

Wide shot; ...

 

MEN OF THE PUNJAB REGIMENT ON PATROL AND STRETCHER... (1944)

Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division) seen on patrol in the ...

 

MILITARY POLICE ACTIVITIES IN CALCUTTA (1944 (?)) (1944)

Edited footage showing joint American and British military police activities in Calcutta, India.

City scene showing a stationary tram ...

 

MONSOON CONDITIONS ON FRONTLINE RAF AIRFIELDS IN BURMA... (1944)

Muddy frontline conditions are emphasised through shots of airmen wading through waterlogged airfield perimeter trenches, and later pushing ...

 

MUDDY CONDITIONS ON THE TIDDIM ROAD (29/9/1944) (1944)

Brief film showing vehicles of 5th Indian Division struggling in muddy conditions on the Tiddim Road, Burma.

Vehicles negotiating ...

 

MULES FOR THE BURMA FRONT (1944) (1944)

At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...

 

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA (1944) enhanced entry

India' s most popular instruments.

Title card: 'Musical Instruments of India' over picture of instruments. Rolling script: 'Part of the ...

 

NAGA REFUGEES AT UKHRUL, MANIPUR, INDIA (7/1944) (1944)

Naga refugees shown tending a church garden and graveyard (including British graves), and rebuilding their shattered village of ...

 

OCCUPATION OF INDAW BY 29TH BRIGADE (11/12/1944) (1944)

Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.

Wrecked ...

 

OPERATIONS IN NORTH BURMA (15/7/1944) (1944)

Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...

 

PACKING SUPPLIES FOR AIR RESUPPLY OPERATIONS AT SYLHET,... (1944)

Men of the Air Supply Company, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, packing a variety of material ready for ...

 

PILGRIMAGE THROUGH PALESTINE (1944)

A travelogue of Palestine.

Includes scenes in Haifa, the Sea of Galilee, Tiberius, Capernium, Jericho, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and the daily ...

 

PROCESSION, AIR SHOW AND FOOTBALL MATCH AT COLUMBO,... (1944)

High angle shots from roof of Secretariat building of procession moving though Columbo with civilians all around. Twelve Spitfire Mk ...

 

QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS RESTING AFTER TAMU... (1944)

After the victory at Tamu, Burma, troops of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders retire to a rest ...

 

RAF AIR RESUPPLY OPERATIONS FROM CHANDINA TO MURDOCH... (1944)

RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft, operating from Chandina, seen resupplying troops with food and ammunition at Murdoch and Taung ...

 

RAF ATHLETIC MEETING AT CHARBATIA, NORTH OF CUTTACK,... (1944)

Indians and Britons compete at an inter-Service athletics meeting, hosted by the RAF at Charbatia, north of Cuttack, ...

 

RAF BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS IN BURMA (18/9/1944) (1944)

Scenes of RAF airmen preparing for a Bristol Beaufighter sortie over Burma.

Airborne footage of flight over coastal areas ...

 

RAF BUILD THEIR OWN CHURCH AT AGARTALA, BENGAL, INDIA... (1944)

After monsoon weather washes away an RAF church five days before a special Thanksgiving Service, a new church ...

 

RAF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT DEMONSTRATION NEAR BISHENPUR,... (1944)

The RAF demonstrates close support techniques in cooperation with a British armoured unit.

Wide shot of an open plain ...

 

RAF HAWKER HURRICANE OPERATIONS ON THE IMPHAL FRONT,... (1944)

Footage of RAF Hawker Hurricane pilots preparing for an attack on Japanese positions on the Imphal front, India.

Aerial ...

 

RAF JUNGLE SCHOOL AT MAHABALESHWAR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA... (1944)

Reel 1: Men gathered around sketch map. Close-up with finger pointing out various locations. A Burmese instructor in front of ...

 

RAF OPERATIONS AT AND AROUND IMPHAL, INDIA (4/7/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Supermarine Spitfire with control tower in background. Hawker Hurricanes with propellors spinning before taxiing away past camera. Douglas ...

 

RAF SUPPLY LINES IN INDIA (6/7/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Docks on the Hooghly River, Calcutta; river craft are unloaded. Two men stand on top of a lorry ...

 

RAF TACKLES THE MOSQUITO MENACE (9/10/1944) (1944)

Scenes of RAF anti-mosquito operations around Imphal, India.

Three Hawker Hurricanes overhead spraying kerosene and DDT. Shot of two ...

 

RAF VICKERS WELLINGTON MEDIUM BOMBERS ON THE INDO-BURMA... (1944)

Air Commodore Mellersh RAF, Air Commander Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command and Air Vice Marshal Stevens of ...

 

RAMAN COMES TO TOWN A STORY OF CEYLON (1944)

Drama-documentary about a Methodist mission founded in 1816 in Colombo, which helps young tea-plantation workers to learn new skills.

Reel One.

Scenes ...

 

REBUILDING WHITE CITY AIRSTRIP OF CHINDIT FAME (2/11/1944) (1944)

British engineers and infantry of 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (29th Brigade, 36th Division) seen at work on ...

 

RED ROAD AIRSTRIP, CALCUTTA (24/6/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Medium shot showing a tent, a look-out post up a tree, and two parked vehicles. One of the ...

 

ROAD LINES OF COMMUNICATION FROM DIMAPUR TO KALEWA... (1944)

Scenes on the road lines of communication from Dimapur, India, to Kalewa, Burma.

Aerial footage of the road in ...

 

ROYAL ENGINEERS IMPROVISE A FERRY ACROSS THE NAN QUIN... (1944)

A jeep carrying four men and towing a trailer full of medical supplies pulls up. Two men examine the trailer ...

 

SALVAGING A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT ON THE BRAHMAPUTRA... (1944)

RAF and Royal Navy salvage personnel attempt to recover a sunken Short Sunderland flying boat from the River ...

 

SCENES FOLLOWING THE CAPTURE OF UKHRUL (7/7/1944) (1944)

Men of 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (of 23rd Long-Range Penetration (LRP) Brigade, part of 3rd Indian Division (also known as ...

 

SENIOR OFFICER MEETS BURMESE CIVILIANS (1944 (?)) (1944)

A senior British officer of 26th Indian Division meets Burmese civilians.

A group of servicemen, presumably Army officers, seen ...

 

SIR RONALD CROSS VISITS BURMA FRONT (26/11/1944) (1944)

Sir Ronald Cross, British High Commissioner to Australia, visits Imphal airfield and is received by Air Commodore Vincent.

Lockheed ...

 

SPITFIRE OPERATIONS BY RAF 136 SQUADRON, 165 WING AT... (1944)

An intelligence officer briefs pilots of RAF 136 Squadron at Rumkhapalong airfield, whose Supermarine Spitfires kick up clouds ...

 

STORY OF THE WEST AFRICAN TROOPS (31/10/1944) (1944)

The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...

 

SUPPLY LINES: CHITTAGONG TO DOHAZARI TO ARAKAN (1944... (1944)

Film showing the movement of supplies from the port of Chittagong, India (Bangladesh), to Dohazari and onwards by ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER VISITS 3RD SPECIAL SERVICE... (1944)

The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits officers and men of 3rd Special ...

 

TEMPLES OF SOUTH INDIA (1944)

Travelogue across part of South India with specific interest in the temples of the region. Both the beauty and the ...

 

THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF KHA KHUNOU (18/7/1944) (1944)

On 17 July 1944 the greatest barrage ever laid down on a single target took place when one ...

 

THE CHINDITS OPERATE IN BURMA DURING THE MONSOON SEASON... (1944)

As the fight begins to take Burma back from the Japanese the Chindits mount long range patrols in ...

 

the FIRST CONTINGENT OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE... (1944)

Scenes of the first Women's Auxiliary Air Force personnel arriving in Bombay and sightseeing in Delhi.

Troopship approaches dockside ...