Travancore Game Reserve, Bombay, and Bakers Estate, Komeron, Cochin.

The St. Joseph's Collection consists of 79 reels donated to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum by the Mill Hill Missionary Society. Missionary films held in the collection contain footage of numerous ...

Everyday life for members of 99 (Madras Presidency) Squadron RAF at Ambala, India, June-September 1919.

(Reel 1) The troopship SS Barpeta brings a fresh contingent for the squadron into Karachi harbour. The men ...

Semi-contemporary material of the first British forces in France and the creation of the massed armies in Britain at the start of the First World War, 1914-1916.

Arrival of the Indian Corps in Marseilles in September ...

Arrival of the editors of leading Indian newspapers, on a goodwill tour run by the Ministry of Information, at their London hotel, 11th October 1918.

The party of five, with a guide, leave the front of the Hyde Park ...

A history of the Great War, focussing on troops from the Empire.

An opening title outlines the scenes depicted within the film - 'Canadians to Salisbury Plain, England. Indians to Marseilles, France. New Zealanders ...

Horse racing in Calcutta.

Lord Chelmsford presenting colours to the 5th Calcutta battalion.

ACTUALITY. The arrival in Calcutta of a Handley Page aircraft after the flight from England.

Main title (7). "The arrival in Calcutta of the Handley Page biplane" (13). LS of the biplane in flight (30). The biplane lands and taxies to a ...

Units of the former Indian Corps, just after its disbandment, in rear areas before their departure from France, November and December 1915.

The officers' ...

"OUR TROOPS IN INDIA: PARADE OF THE BOMBAY LIGHT HORSE". A column of cavalry march across a field in long lines abreast (30).

"BATTLE OF FLOWERS: CARNIVAL HELD AT BORGHESE, ITALY". Some gaily decorated horse-drawn ...

INTEREST. Travelogue principally around Delhi.

Main titles. (3) MS double gateway, in a perimeter wall, horse and ox traffic passing through. (8) CU of the head of one of the archways. (12) MCU train arriving at a station, a large ...

INTEREST. Various fruits in India.

No main title. Intertitle (2). LS of a boy shinning down a large tree outside a house with fruit from the areca tree. He is watched by a few men and a number of boys (16). A boy slides down an areca tree ...

Title card: "Vivaphone" Film. Title card: 'The Rollicking Rajah'. First verse and chorus of 'The Rolling Rajah'. The film set is a city street in Britain. White man dressed as an Indian rajah dances and sings centre screen, either side of ...

"FLAG WAVING: American women protest in favour of peace" (15). On the steps of a building a crowd of women stand waving American flags (20).

"KILTIES IN TRAINING" (26). Small children wave as soldiers of a Scottish regiment pass ...

INTEREST: Scenes in Bombay and Calcutta.

"The Botanical Gardens of Bombay"(5). MS park gardens. A European man in the foreground photographs an approaching elephant with several passengers on its back (23). "The Jain Temple and gardens of ...

"Memorial serivce at St Paul's Cathedral to the Antarctic heroes. The arrival of the Lord Mayor of London and sheriffs." Arrival of the coaches. The Lord Mayor - Sir David Burnett - and other officials climb the ...

Main title. "The Durbar Procession". The procession moves along a road in open countryside lined with troops (65). A distant shot of a huge arena (77). Aerial view of the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary at the canopied dais (167). ...

Main title. "This great function took place outside Delhi and in importance and magnificence exceeded all such events known in history." The Viceroy arrives. The Viceroy's carriage drives between the ranks of soldiers, behind which are ...

Main title (1). "A cinematographic record of the magnificent & historical ceremonies of December 12th, 1911." (7). In a large arena, kilted British soldiers are marched to their positions in front of the large dais (55). "March of the ...

Coverage of the King and Queen at the Delhi Durbar in December 1911.

Main title (2). A fakir (dressed only in loin cloth) helps his two assistants to set up a pattern of crossed swords which they hold up. There is a square in the pattern. The fakir dives through the square. He repeats the performance with ...