Title:FIRE IN INDONESIAN QUARTER OF BATAVIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 481
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Footage of a fire burning near the headquarters of XV Corps in Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, Indonesia).
Description: A fierce fire burning. View looking down a narrow path or alley; a (probably British) soldier emerges from the left, runs down the alley away from camera, and disappears. Indonesian firemen attempt to attack the fire with a hose. An Indonesian youth watches. Eurasian girls with salvaged belongings. A woman sitting on her belongings. Wide shot of smoke rising. Cloud of smoke; tilt down to smouldering wreckage. People and troops watching the fire. Crowd; tilt up to the fire. Shot facing the crowd including adults, children, and an Ambonese soldier who doesn't appear too unhappy about the fire.
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)
Walter, Ernest Henry1919Family origin: Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Batavia, Java, Netherlands East Indies (geography)
Allied Occupation of the Netherlands East Indies, Allied Occupation of South East Asia post-August 1945 (event)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
