In January 1879 a force of 4,000 Zulus having wiped out 1200 British soldiers in Natal marched to attack the Rorke's Drift mission station. Against the advice of the missionary, Lieutenant Chard with seven other junior officers and 97 ...
The variety and responsibility of life in the WRAF.
Airwomen of the WRAF are introduced at an Operation Flight Station and in other roles such as drivers, policewomen and clerks. Women fold parachutes, take part in ...
The years 1955-1966.
In April 1955 Mountbatten becomes First Sea Lord, and starts trimming the Navy down to a suitable peace-time force. In this episode, Mountbatten expresses ...
The years 1943-1945.
Mountbatten takes up command in SE Asia in August 1943 (the film gives a brief resume of the events in the far east up to that point) and sets about raising ...
The years 1945-1946.
With the end of the Far East war and the resulting chaos, Mountbatten's priority is the liberation of POWs, in which he is greatly helped by Lady Mountbatten ...
Government publicity for the national four-year plan.
The narrator stresses the urgent need for expansion if trade is to remain at existing levels, and Singapore retain its position as a great port - dredging ...
Government information film about Singapore.
Film has three items: (1) 'Yang Di Pertuan Tours'. The Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, visits parts of Singapore in a 'getting-to-know-you ' tour. ...
Government information film.
Four items. (1) 'Industrial Singapore - Tobacco'. Study of the process of cigarette manufacture, emphasising the large numbers produced and the speed of modern machine operations. ...
Government information programme.
Two items. (1) 'Industrial Singapore - Soap'. Manufacture of soap from surplus coconut oil. The successive stages in the production process are illustrated. Soap making is now ...
An 'on the spot' report by Julian Pettifer showing the rle of the Royal Hampshire Regiment in the Caribbean.
The film shows: some of the men swimming in the sea; the regimental headquarters in Jamaica; training at ...
Newsfilm of the British Army on security operations in Aden.
A film biography of Lord Louis Mountbatten, covering his life from 1900 to 1963.
The film, almost exclusively using archive material, follows Mountbatten's birth and family background, his ...
Film on the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC), focusing on the work of the Corps on one day, Friday 24th July 1959. Showing the life of WRAC personnel based in Cyprus, Singapore and West Germany in various trades, including cooks, clerks, signals, ...
