TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR 7TH DIVISION [Allocated Title]
- Title: TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR 7TH DIVISION [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: JFU 22
- Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
- Summary: After crossing the Irrawaddy River, Burma, troops of the 33rd Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division consolidate the bridgehead as a base for future operations.
- Description: The consolidation process at the bridgehead on the Irrawaddy begins. Madras Sappers and Miners transport vehicles and equipment, including 57mm Ordnance QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns (possibly 24th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery), across the river by means of pontoon rafts. A Japanese strong point is cleared by the 1st Battalion, the Burma Regiment led by Lieutenant-Colonel A S Lewis and Major (Kelvin Arthur James?) Gorvett. To ensure that no enemy remain in Nyaungu the 4th Battalion 8th Gurkha Regiment sweep the village on foot and house by house.
- Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
- Colour: B&W
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- Object_Number: JFU 22
- Sound: Silent
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
- Featured Period: 1939-1945
- Production Date: 1945-02-16
- Production Country: GB
- Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) SEAC Film Unit (Production company) Taylor, A (Sergeant) (Production individual)
- Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service) Indian Army, 7th Indian Division (regiment/service) Indian Army, Burma Regiment, 1st Battalion (regiment/service) Indian Army, 8th Gurkha Rifles, 4th Battalion (regiment/service) Indian Army, Indian Engineers, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners Group (regiment/service)
- Keywords: Nyaungu, Burma (geography) Irrawaddy Crossing 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event) Burma 1942-1945 (theme) British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
- Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
- Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 628 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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Related IWM Collections Objects:
ABY 97 (CROSSING THE IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 10 (20TH INDIAN DIVISION CROSSING THE RIVER IRRAWADDY AT MYINMU [Allocated Title]) JFU 11 (20TH DIVISION BRIDGEHEAD OVER IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 19 (PREPARATIONS FOR DRIVE ON MANDALAY [Allocated Title]) JFU 20 (DECEPTION OPERATIONS DURING A LULL BETWEEN BATTLES [Allocated Title]) JFU 21 (7TH DIVISION CONSOLIDATING IRRAWADDY BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 27 (20TH INDIAN DIVISION IRRAWADDY BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 35 (IRRAWADDY CROSSING BY 7TH DIVISION AT NYAUNGU [Allocated Title]) JFU 43 (BRIDGEHEAD OPERATIONS ON IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 24 (TANKS MOVING FORWARD FROM 7TH DIVISION BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 26 (FERRYING TANKS ACROSS IRRAWADDY (BURMA) 100TH BRIGADE BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 32 (7TH DIVISION ESTABLISHING BEACHHEAD ACROSS IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 34 (BRIGADIER'S CONFERENCE BEFORE 7TH DIVISION'S IRRAWADDY CROSSING [Allocated Title]) JFU 25 (TRANSPORTING TANKS OF PROBYN'S HORSE ACROSS THE IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title])