Title:BRITISH HONOUR WIFE OF DEAD HERO IN SAIGON [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 472
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: In Saigon, capital of French Indo-China (Vietnam), Major-General Douglas Gracey presents a Frenchwoman with £1000 in memory and recognition of her husband's resistance activities during the Japanese occupation.
Description: Major-General Gracey, commander of 20th Indian Division, arrives at the HQ of 100th Indian Infantry Brigade and is saluted by a guard of honour provided by 14th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Standing behind a table spread with a Union flag Gracey reads the citation for Abel-Etienne Betaille. Reverse angle with pan around the parade ground showing Madame Betaille waiting in the centre. Profile shot shows Gracey presenting Madame Betaille (dressed in mourning black) with an envelope containing £1000 and shaking her hand. They briefly take position for a salute before walking off the parade ground.
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)
Povey, P W (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Gracey, Douglas David (person)
Indian Army, 20th Indian Division (regiment/service)
Indian Army, 100th Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service)
Indian Army, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 14th Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Saigon, French Indo-China (geography)
Allied Occupation of French Indo-China, Allied Occupation of South East Asia post-August 1945 (event)
Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
