Title:CHINDITS AT REST AT TINSUKIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 143
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Men of 14th Brigade, 3rd Indian Division (the Chindits), having been evacuated by air from Burma are seen at a rest camp at Tinsukia (in Assam, India) before going on leave.
Description: Men walk away from a number of parked United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Douglas C-47 Skytrains (Dakotas). They enter a tent. A man holds a plate piled high with sandwiches which are quickly depleted by the soldiers around him. Men enjoying 'char and wads' (tea and sandwiches). Men board a lorry. Lorries drive away. A parked USAAF Dakota with '293364' and 'XI Com-Car' (11th Combat Cargo Squadron?) on the tail. Men step down from the aircraft. Two men talking; one of them slings an American M1 Carbine over his shoulder. More men leaving an aircraft. Men removing their boots and stripping off before entering a bath hut. A man at the entrance hands each man a towel as he passes. Men wearing towels emerge and each is given a white kit bag apparently full of new clothing. Men in clean white vests and shorts are given tea. Men queuing outside a hut (a NAAFI (Navy Army Air Force Institute) shop?) and a number of men outside drink from bottles of beer. Close-up of a soldier taking a long drink from a bottle.
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)
Miller, E E (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 3rd Indian Division (Chindits) (regiment/service)
British Army, 14th Brigade (Chindits) (regiment/service)
Keywords: Assam, India (geography)
Chindits 1944, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
