FOOTBALL MATCH ON THE COCOS ISLANDS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FOOTBALL MATCH ON THE COCOS ISLANDS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ABY 128
  • Other titles: ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Islanders play football against an Army team on Home Island, part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands attol.
  • Description: The game in progress. Local civilians (men, women and children) watching the game. The teams pose together after the match.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company) Elsee (Flying Officer) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Cocos Islands (geography) Indian Ocean 1939-1945, Second World War (event) Welfare and recreational activities and services, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event) Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme) Far East 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 389 ft; Running time: 5 minutes
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  • Notes: The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, located in the Indian Ocean roughly halfway between Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Australia, were home to an RAF strategic airstrip and several heavy bomber squadrons. The construction of this airstrip can be seen in the film referenced below.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ABY 128

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ABY 113 (BUILDING A STRATEGIC RAF JUNGLE AIRFIELD ON THE COCOS ISLANDS [Allocated Title])
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