Title:ASKARIS ESCORT JAPANESE PRISONER TO CAMP [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 153
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A Japanese prisoner of war (POW) is escorted to a POW cage near Imphal by a number of African soldiers.
Description: A British soldier stands by the roadside opposite a sign marked 'POW' (prisoner of war); a tent is pitched in the background. A lorry arrives and an African soldier (an askari) jumps down from the back. The lorry passes the British soldier. A Japanese prisoner stands on the back of the lorry, guarded by two African soldiers, with two more following on foot. Brief shot of an African soldier walking up to a British soldier, probably a military policeman. The Japanese prisoner is escorted into a POW cage; he carries a sack on his back. Two askaris leave the cage and a British soldier closes the gate behind them. Sign reading 'POW Office'. Alternative angles of the previous footage; lorry arriving and passing camera. The Japanese prisoner, under escort, passes camera. Japanese prisoner enters the POW cage through a corrugated iron gate marked 'Identity Check' which is closed after him. The prisoner is walked along an inner path and through a second gate at which a British soldier stands guard.
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)
Hammond, R G (Production individual)
Higgins, K G (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, XXXIII Indian Corps (regiment/service)
Keywords: Imphal, Manipur, India (geography)
Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
