Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Lieutenant-General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, arrives at Meiktila, Burma, and holds a conference with other senior civil and military figures.
Description: Slim steps into a small motor boat to cross Lake Meiktila; he carries an M1 Carbine slung over his shoulder. Slim addresses British and Indian troops at 17th Indian Division HQ. Two Burmese civil officials named on the dopesheet as U Than Tin OBE (Finance Minister) and U Aung Gyaw (District Commissioner for Meiktila until the Japanese occupation). Close-ups of the two Burmese officials, apparently sharing a joke with a senior British officer.
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)
Wishart, Basil Ferguson1919-09-191997-02-11Sergeant cameraman, No 9 Army Film and Photo Unit, later editor of the Shetland Times. Obituary see Herald Scotland, 13 February 1997. (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Slim, William Joseph (person)
Mansergh, Eric Carden Robert (person)
Messervy, Frank Walter (person)
Cowan, David Tennant (person)
Indian Army, 17th Indian Division (regiment/service)
Keywords: Meiktila, Burma (geography)
Battle of Meiktila 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
