Title:LIEUTENANT GENERAL M.B. BURROWS GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING WEST AFRICAN DIVISION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 65
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: While visiting XV Corps area Lieutenant-General M B Burrows flies in to inspect 82nd West African Division on Gun Island near Ru-Ywa, Burma.
Description: A guard of honour of around thirty men waits in rank formation on the landing strip. A Stinson L-5 Sentinel lands in front of them. Lieutenant-General M B Burrows Commander-in-Chief of West Africa Command is greeted by Major General Stockwell (General Officer Commanding 82nd West African Division); they take the salute and then inspect the men, pausing to talk to some. They walk off the airstrip and board a P (Patrol) Boat which takes them out to RIN Narbada (Royal Indian Navy) which they board to more salutes. They look at maps of the area. Burrows walks off down a rough road surrounded by his retinue. They get into jeeps and drive off. Close-up of road marker reading "44". Burrows watches men bathe in the river. The General visits a traditional style hut used as the signal office. Another inspection of West African troops takes place. Again, he looks at a map. The group walk past a sign reading "This way to Palm Court". West African troops fire rifles on the range. British troops gather for a photograph to be taken by the General. A group shot of the officers. Burrows and Stockwell shake hands and Burrows leaves on a P Boat.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
MacTavish, DuncanDuncan MacTavish, service number 378125, sergeant cameraman with No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit, later promoted 2nd Lieutenant 6 September 1945 (see Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 April 1947). (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Stockwell, Hugh Charles (person)
Burrows, Montagu Brocas (person)
Royal Indian Navy, NARBADA (HMIS) (regiment/service)
British Army, 82nd West African Division (regiment/service)
British Army, XV Corps (regiment/service)
Keywords: Ru-Ywa, Burma (geography)
Third Arakan Campaign 1944-1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
