NATIVE LABOUR CORPS RECEIVING PAY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: NATIVE LABOUR CORPS RECEIVING PAY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 368/3
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Men of the 126 Native Labour Company, 18th Group, Pioneers receiving their pay from Lieutenant Derrarb of a French cavalry regiment near Souk El Arba, Tunisia.
  • Description: Men waiting in the pay parade. The Paying Officer with a Pioneer Captain at his side. A man walks up and salutes for his pay. Another man making thumb impressions on the payroll. Close-up of fingerprints on the payroll. A native salutes the officer and receives his pay. The pay table showing all the officers and English pay clerks. The Adjutant. A group of natives waiting to receive their pay, showing their dyed British uniforms. Men waiting to be paid and drawing their pay. A Roman viaduct is visible in the background.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-13
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) West, J A (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Pioneer Corps, 126 Native Labour Company (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Souk el Arba, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, 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: 390 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • Notes: Further details of the Native Labour Companies are contained in the dope sheet.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 368/3

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