INDIAN AND SCOTTISH REGIMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: INDIAN AND SCOTTISH REGIMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 59-3
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Shots taken in Western Desert around Matruh, Egypt. Madrassi sappers at work on anti-tank ditch with pneumatic drill. Further shots of Madrassi sappers, Cameronians filling sandbags, RHA building pillbox. Anti-tank gun on truck. Cameronians cook house. Various shots of motor transport in Western Desert. 4/7 Rajput Regiment carriers in action, shots of Rajput riflemen. Madrassi sappers explode dud Italian incendiary bomb.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 59-3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-10-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Massey-Collier, Gerry1911-10-14 (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft ?; Running time: 2 mins
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