Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: 25-pounder field guns of 18th Indian Field Battery, 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, are seen shelling the village of Taungup in the Arakan, Burma.
Description: An Ordnance QF 25-pounder gun being fired; each shot kicks up a cloud of dust. Spent casings are ejected. Close-up of the muzzle. At the battery command post a British officer (presumably Major Milstead, the battery commander) speaks on a radio. Elsewhere a message is received and passed on. A gun's sights are set. Close-up of the muzzle elevating.
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)
Bryan-Smyth, G E (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, Indian Artillery, 7th Indian Field Regiment (regiment/service)
Indian Army, Indian Artillery, 18th Indian Field Battery (regiment/service)
Keywords: Taungup, Burma (geography)
Arakan, Burma (geography)
Third Arakan Campaign 1944-1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
