Other titles:BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scenes in and around Diyatalawa camp extension where servicemen enjoy R&R.
Description: Opening shots around Craighton Village - heavy rain clouds hang over the surrounding mountains. Undeterred by rain, a small party visits waterfalls at Nuwara Eliya where they find time to persecute a local millipede. The party returns. Men play tennis on hard court. Sequence of tea-pickers at work. Two men are served beer on the veranda of the 'Royal Stag' - they drink with a good will. Interior of the village hall where couples dance to the accompaniment of a pianist. Final shot of the distant mountains, lost in heavy cloud.
Alternative Title:BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: recreation, British military - casual (object name)
recreation, British military - social (object name)
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) & Diyatalawa (geography)
