UNLOADING OF LORRIES AT ALGIERS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: UNLOADING OF LORRIES AT ALGIERS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 274/1
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes in the port of Algiers.
  • Description: British lorries being unloaded from the cargo ship John Davenport at Algiers harbour. Royal Armoured Service Corps soldiers working the winch to unload the lorries. General views of the dockside as the vehicles are checked and distributed.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 274/1
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-11-14
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Wilson, M (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Army Service Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Algiers, Algeria (geography) Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 200 ft (ca); Running time: 2 mins
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    AYY 274/1

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