Title:THE LAST MUSICAL DRIVE OF THE SPHINX BATTERY [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 595
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Summary: The last musical drive of the Sphinx Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery on the North West Frontier, before being mechanised, about 1937.
Description: Long-shots, high-angle shots and a low-angle close-up shot of the 'F' Sphinx Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery in full dress carrying out their last musical drive before being mechanised. This consists of formation 'figure-of-eight' riding pulling gun and carriage. The event occurred at the Cantonment at Risalpur, on the North West Frontier, in about 1937. Following this are shots of an unknown general inspecting an unidentified mounted unit, also on the North West Frontier, probably Risalpur, Peshawar or Mardan.
