Title:WATCHING THE IRRAWADDY: MORTAR FIRE AND OBSERVATION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:FUB 83
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: At Thitseingyi on the River Irrawaddy in Burma, British troops fire mortars in support of a patrol, and others keep watch over the river.
Description: Man checks the sights of a 3-inch mortar. Unpacking and preparing ammunition. Views of the mortar being fired; at one point the crew fire five rounds in quick succession. View of the mortar battery; a mortar fires in the background followed by a round from the crew in the foreground. British soldier at a Bren gun post stands with back to camera and looks out across the River Irrawaddy. Looking out over the river with small boats. Men looking out; one with binoculars. British soldier with Browning medium machine gun. Figures on far bank.
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)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 2nd Division (regiment/service)
British Army, 5th Brigade (regiment/service)
British Army, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Thitseingyi, Burma (geography)
Advance to the Irrawaddy 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
