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NO. 5 COMMANDO ROUNDING UP JAPANESE TROOPS AT FANLING... (1945)

British troops of No. 5 Army Commando round up Japanese troops at Fanling, 20 miles from Kowloon, before ...

NO.1 EAST AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT UNIT (6/1945)

NO.1 EAST AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT UNIT (6/1945) (1945)has video enhanced entry

At an East African Reinforcement Camp an entertainment unit stages a show for troops of 11th East African ...

 

NO.6 AIR FORMATION SIGNALS AT MINGALADON AIRFIELD RANGOON... (1945)

Men of No. 6 Air Formation Signals RAF seen at work laying and repairing telephone lines at Mingaladon ...

 

NOMADS OF THE JUNGLE (MALAYA) (1948) enhanced entry

The lifestyle of the jungle nomads of the Malay Peninsular rainforest. Life with a nomadic tribe in Malaya, as seen ...

 

NORTH WEST FRONTIER (1959) enhanced entry

Set in the North West Frontier province of British India around the turn of the century against a background of ...

 

NORTH WEST FRONTIER (1928)

Travelgoue. Scenes in Peshawar, the village of Kabla, the Khyber Pass and Lundi Kotal.

Map of the world, CU of the ...

 

OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (1945)

Group of American paratroopers are dropped 180 miles behind Japanese lines. Group splits into two. One group is killed and ...

 

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 ...

 

OCCUPATION OF PERAK BY 25TH INDIAN DIVISION (16/9/1945) (1945)

Shot on 16 September 1945: three Japanese representatives of the Ipoh garrison pass camera. Interior footage; the Japanese officers meet ...

 

OCCUPATION OF SINGKEP ISLAND (3/10/1945) (1945)

British troops of 5th Parachute Brigade round up the Japanese garrison of Singkep Island, off Sumatra south of ...

 

OFF TO INDIA GAUMONT GRAPHIC NO. 1723 (1927)

Main Title. "THE IRREPRESSIBLE MR LEVINE, AMERICA'S MILLIONAIRE AMATEUR AIRMAN 'TAKES OFF' FROM CRANWELL WITH BRITISH PILOT - CAPT HINCHCLIFFE". ...

 

OFF TO SINGAPORE! TOPICAL BUDGET 878-2 (1928)

First section of a floating dock leaves Newcastle for Singapore (44ft).

 

OIL HARBOUR: ADEN (1955) enhanced entry

Construction of a harbour capable of berthing 32.000 tons tankers to serve the B .P. oil refinery at Little Aden. ...

 

OIL IN KUWAIT (1948)

The beginnings of oil exploration in Kuwait. The opening of the first pipeline. General scenes in Kuwait.

Credits (38). Map shows ...

 

OLD BARAK (1947)

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

A fishing trip by canoe on the River ...

 

ON BOARD THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS HUNTER (1945)

START 00:00:00 04:09 Title card 'Trincomalee Harbour. Royalist "Ameer" "Hunter"'. A voyage around the anchorage in the Bay of Trincomalee, ...

 

ON HMS ROEBUCK EN ROUTE FOR PYIN WAN (LETPAN LANDING)... (1945)

British troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade proceed from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma up the Thanzit River.

Indian ...

 

ONE COLOMBO NIGHT (1926)

A ruined planter makes good in Australia and returns in time to save his fiancée from a nunnery.

ONE FAMILY

ONE FAMILY (1930)has video enhanced entry

A London schoolboy dreams he visits Buckingham Palace, where he makes the King's Christmas pudding from ingredients collected from different ...

 

OPENING OF WAR CRIMES TRIALS, SINGAPORE (21/1/1946) (1946)

The first trials of Japanese war criminals at Singapore get underway.

General view of the courtroom with the accused ...

 

OPENING THE ROAD OVER THE SLOPES OF MOUNT POPA TO KYAUKPADAUNG... (1945)

Variety of scenes of an advance by 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, near Mount Popa (approximately 40 miles ...

 

OPERATION HUNGER: AIR SUPPLY OF RICE TO NORTHERN BURMA (1946)

At Toungoo, Burma, Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of RAF 62 Squadron are loaded with sacks of rice for ...

 

OPERATION SALTMEAT: FOOD CONVOY FROM PHNOM PENH TO... (1945)

After nationalist disturbances close the roads to Saigon, capital of French Indo-China, a convoy named 'Operation Saltmeat' is ...

 

OPERATION ZIPPER: 25TH INDIAN DIVISION LAND AT MORIB,... (1945)

Troops of 25th Indian Division make an amphibious landing on the coast of Malaya at Morib as part ...

 

OPERATION ZIPPER: AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS ON THE MALAYAN... (1945)

With the surrender of Japan, troops of 23rd Indian Division mount an amphibious landing near Port Dickson on ...

 

OPERATIONS BY 1ST BATTALION 6TH GURKHA RIFLES DURING... (1950) enhanced entry

Amateur film shot by Major William Rhodes James while serving with the 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles in ...

 

OPERATIONS FOR CAPTURE OF MANDALAY - TANKS AND TROOPS... (1945)

British tanks and troops move forward to capture a Japanese position just north of Mandalay, Burma.

19th Indian Division ...

 

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 ...

 

OUR EMPIRE'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM - PART 2 (1918) enhanced entry

Semi-contemporary material of the first British forces in France and the creation of the massed armies in Britain ...

 

OUR ENEMY JAPAN (1945)

Examination of Japan's rle as aggressor in the Second World War.

Japanese culture and duality ("restraint at home, excess ...

 

OUR GREATEST AMBASSADOR (1922)

ACTUALITY. A record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour, 1921-22.

Rl.1 Arrival of the Prince at Bombay on November 17th, ...

 

OUR KING EMPEROR AND QUEEN EMPRESS HOLD A DURBAR IN... (1912)

Main title. "The Durbar Procession". The procession moves along a road in open countryside lined with troops (65). A distant ...

 

OUR TROOPS VISIT SHWEDAGON PAGODA (17/5/1945) (1945)

After the liberation of Rangoon, British troops of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, go sightseeing and visit ...

 

OVERHAULING OF LANDING CRAFT AT RAMREE (9/3/1945) (1945)

The beach at Kyaukpyu on the northern tip of Ramree Island, Burma, is used as a repair base ...

 

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 ...

 

PADDY - THE VERY BEST THING IN BURMA (1925)

A detailed look at rice cultivation in Burma.

 

PADRE SAHIB A STORY OF MISSIONARY LIFE IN PUNJAB,... (1930)

Fictionalised documentary of evangelist Mott Keislar and his physician wife in Lahore and how they teach and treat local people. ...

 

PALESTINE (1932)

Brief resume of the history of Palestine from the days of Abraham to the modern days. A missionary at work. ...

 

PALESTINE (1925)

A travelogue showing Acre, the river Jordan, the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethlehem and Hebron.

 

PALESTINE (related material)

Archive material collected during the production of the Thames Television documentary series "Palestine".

 
PALESTINE POLICE

PALESTINE POLICE (1946)has video enhanced entry

Recruiting film for British volunteers for the Palestine Police illustrates the special nature of police duties in the ...

 

PALESTINE: ON THE SEA THAT OUR SAVIOUR KNEW! PATHÉ... (1931)

"PALESTINE: ON THE SEA THAT OUR SAVIOUR KNEW!" "Simple peasants throng shores of Sea of Galilee. Where many stories of ...

 

PANDIT NEHRU ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE (1946)

Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Indian independence movement, arrives by air at Kallang Airport in Singapore and is ...

 

PANDIT NEHRU ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE (1946)

Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Indian independence movement, arrives by air at Kallang Airport in Singapore and is ...

 

PANORAMA OF CALCUTTA, INDIA, FROM THE RIVER GANGES. (1899)has video enhanced entry

The Calcutta waterfront viewed from a vessel moving up the Ganges, showing pilgrims descending into the water, dhows and rafts. ...