RIFLE BRIGADE RESTING AFTER BATTLE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RIFLE BRIGADE RESTING AFTER BATTLE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 443/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Men of the 10th Motor Battalion Rifle Brigade rest and buy refreshments after a battle north of Bou Arada.
  • Description: The NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) van arrives. Panning shot of troops waiting to be served with refreshments. Close-up of a rifleman enjoying his dixie of tea. Close-up of franc notes being passed over to pay for drinks. View from inside the NAAFI van of troops handing in their mugs for tea. Troops listening to the wireless. Close-up of the wireless set and listeners.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Huggett, J. (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), 10th Battalion (regiment/service) Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: 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: 98 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 443/2

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