Title:KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE IN HONG KONG [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 644
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: In Hong Kong British and Indian troops mount a parade to mark the King's birthday.
Description: Sailors marching off followed by troops of 3 Commando Brigade. The band of the Jaipur Guards, caught in a short-lived but very heavy rain shower. Close-up of Indian troops of 150 Indian Infantry Brigade. Royal Air Force Regiment passing. Women of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force following onto the parade ground at Murray Barracks. Close-up Indian soldier. Close-up British soldier. A Navy Army Air Force Institute (NAAFI) tea wagon. Commando enjoying tea. Close-up commando corporal, apparently drinking from an open tin can (condensed milk?). Commandos queueing for tea (soft focus). More queuing with focus corrected. Close-up Jaipur Guard drinking tea. Local kids gather around something but it is not clear what. A commando and a Jaipur Guardsman share tea; the Indian soldier pours it into the commandos mug, and some overflows.
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)
Wright, E V (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, Jaipur Guards (Indian State Forces) (regiment/service)
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (regiment/service)
Royal Navy (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (regiment/service)
Indian Army, 150th Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service)
British Army, 3rd Commando Brigade (regiment/service)
Keywords: Hong Kong <Murray Road Barracks> (geography)
