Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Highland regiments in Libya.
Description: Men from the 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders unloading petrol into the water at Ras-El-Aali fort, used for loading stores by lighters. The barrels are rolled ashore and then onto a wide mat to a waiting vehicle. Brigadier-General Sir B Robertson, South African Forces and Brigadier-General G W Erskine, Staff Officer, talk to the captain of a lighter. The Highlanders unloading rations from a lighter. The Brigadier-Generals walk up the pier and examine the damage. South African engineers clear obstacles away from the pier to allow boats to tie up alongside. Sergeant Bishop ties a charge to an explosion. The fuse is set and it explodes.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Jordan, William 'Billy'1918-03-272005 (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Erskine, George Watkin Eben James (person)
Robertson, Brian Hubert (person)
South African Army, South African Engineer Corps (regiment/service)
British Army, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 7th Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Ras-El-Aali, Libya (geography)
Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
