Title:THE 49TH (WEST RIDING) DIVISION GOES INTO ACTION NORTH OF THE ANTWERP-TURNHOUT CANAL (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 172-8
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Summary: Heavy mortars bombard positions on the north bank of the Antwerp-Turnhout Canal held by 719th Infantry Division.
Description: Two 4.2 inch mortar detachments serving with No. 14 or 15 platoon in the 2nd Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington Rifles' 'D' Company are seen in action in support of 147th Brigade in a field outside Turnhout; note the windmill in the background with its sails spinning in the wind. The cameraman focuses on one of the 4-man mortar teams bombarding the German lines with HE bombs; the mortar layer is seen traversing the mortar onto a new target (bearing while one of the loaders removes the packaging from) a 4.2 inch bomb and attaches propellant charges to its fins.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Collins (Sergeant) (Production individual)
