Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A race meeting held in Beja organised by the Medjerda Area Headquarters in aid of the Red Cross Fund.
Description: A British soldier rings a bell to announce the opening of the paddock. Various shots of the paddock with horses and riders. Shots of the spectators. Close up of spectators in the paddock. American nurses and British officers on the course. The finish of one of the races. View of the stand. Allied flags on the stand. Close up of the judge and one of the jockeys. Various shots including close ups of the Band of the Scots Guards (1st Battalion) playing on the course. The horses racing, ridden by men of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Close up of the winner, Private Parker on Beauty with the trainer Corporal Glock (late of T Templeton's stable). Private Parker receiving his prize from a local woman.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Richiardi (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Army Veterinary Corps (regiment/service)
British Army, Scots Guards, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Italy 1939-1945 (theme)
Béja, Tunisia (geography)
Operation Husky, Allied Invasion of Sicily 1943, Italy, Second World War (event)
