FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE 9TH BATTALION INDIAN COMPANY AND THE CYPRUS REGIMENT COMPANY POLYMEDIA; POLISH CARPATHIAN LANCERS; TANKS; ARMOURED CAR RECONNAISSANCE PATROL; FUNERAL OF DUKE AOSTA [Allocated Title]
Title:FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE 9TH BATTALION INDIAN COMPANY AND THE CYPRUS REGIMENT COMPANY POLYMEDIA; POLISH CARPATHIAN LANCERS; TANKS; ARMOURED CAR RECONNAISSANCE PATROL; FUNERAL OF DUKE AOSTA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 198-5-9
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:
Description: AYY 198-5. 8 Mar. 1942. Teams of the 9th Battalion Indian Company and the Cyprus Regiment Company at Camp Polymedia line up on the playing field and the captains toss a coin. The Cypriot team have "C" on their jerseys. Various shots of the match. Cypriots and Indians watch the game together. The teams have tea.
AYY 198-6. 1 Mar. 1942. The visit of Bishop Gawlina, Chaplain General to the Polish forces, to Mena Camp, Egypt. He blesses the troops from the altar. Three Polish chaplains sing a national hymn.
AYY 198-7. 25 and 26 Feb. 1942. Demonstration to show effect of armour-piercing weapons on German tanks, carried out by "A" Squadron, 9th Lancers.
AYY 198-8. 14 Feb. 1942. Shots taken by cameraman in armoured car in armoured car patrol in front of South African lines. Scenes of an Arab encampment. Also shots of 3rd Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st South African Infantry Brigade. Driver at the wheel. Wireless operator.
AYY 198-9. 8 Mar. 1942. Funeral of Duke of Aosta, former Commander-in-Chief of Forces in East Africa, at Ngong Military Cemetery, Kenya. Lieutenant General Sir William Platt and other senior British officers are in attendance.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Acland, A W (Production individual)
Hopkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Taylor (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Windows, J C (Production individual)
