Title:SCENES ON BOARD THE CRUISER HMS KENT WITH THE 5TH CRUISER SQUADRON IN THE FAR EAST - OUT-TAKES, TRIMS (1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 4567
Other titles:CAPTAIN BLUNDELL AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
Summary: Silent 8mm colour and monochrome footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in 1939 during visits to Siam (Thailand) and the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) whilst serving on HMS Kent.
Description: START 00:00:00 Colour views of the pavilions, pagodas and statues in the Grand Palace, former residence of the Kings of Siam in Bangkok. Libertymen from HMS Kent (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) do some sightseeing at the palace. An elephant and its handler. Scenes at the famous Snake Farm in Bangkok, another destination for members of HMS Kent's crew as well as ordinary Thai members of the public.
00:04:01 Colour footage showing a Crossing the Line ceremony on board HMS Kent with Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief, China Station.
00:08:04 Colour footage showing the arrival at an anchorage at Java near Batavia (Djakarta) where a small Dutch (?) warship is already present. A car ride and then a trek with three other Royal Navy officers - 'Doc' MacDonald, 'Flick' Currie and Sub-Lieutenant (Engineering) Roberts up two volcanic peaks near Batavia, Gede and Pangrangos, and back down again.
00:14:18 Monochrome scenes on the island of Bali, featuring a walled Hindu (?) temple enclosure, villagers walking with heavy loads on their heads, family groups and oxen tethered to a plough.
00:15:31 Colour scenes of everyday life on Bali, including brief glimpses of ceremonial dancers and a large number of ducks being herded along a road.
00:16:40 Colour shots on board HMS Kent showing a local Javanese dignatory being bidden farwell by a senior Royal Navy officer (possibly Admiral Sir James Somerville, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station) and an RN motor launch setting off at high speed from the heavy cruiser.
END 00:16:53
Alternative Title:CAPTAIN BLUNDELL AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Noble, Percy (person)
Royal Navy, KENT (HMS) (regiment/service)
Keywords: Bangkok, Thailand (geography)
Batavia, Java, Netherlands East Indies (geography)
Java, Netherlands East Indies (geography)
Bali, Netherlands East Indies (geography)
Far East 1919-1939 (theme)
Royal Navy 1919-1939 (theme)
