Description
Object description
82nd West African Division move their headquarters to the banks of the Dalet river, about a mile north east of the village of Tamandu, Arakan, Burma.
Full description
A group of African soldiers build a basha frame with bamboo poles; they lash the poles together. A soldier brings back palm leaves on his shoulder. Two African wireless operators communicate with other formations nearby. Soldiers cover a frame with palm leaves. More basha frames are built and a machete is used to trim off the ends of bamboo poles. Men carry full sacks on their heads. Men put canvas on the roof of a frame. A cook tastes something from a pot on a cooking fire. White and African soldiers by the river; they swim and splash together as a river boat passes behind them. Three white and African soldiers unpack radio equipment, inspect it and clean it. A valve is examined. Three African soldiers adjust a wireless set outside a tent. An African soldier sends a message using a morse key. Palm leaves are attached to a basha frame. A barber gives the men hair cuts; he uses clippers. In the sergeants' mess men sit on benches made of bamboo at a table made of bamboo under a palm covered frame. Three African soldiers erect an aerial pole, one uses a mallet to hammer in a stake to hold the guy wire. Soldiers carry ration tins on their heads. African soldiers swim around a hollowed out canoe. The men in the canoe try to paddle. More soldiers swim. Two soldiers dive off the canoe into the water. A soldier is at the top of a ladder attaching telephone cables to a tree. African soldiers line up to get food from the cookhouse. Their mess tins are filled for them and they sit in a circle and eat. Another shot of the sergeants' mess. General views of the camp and river craft at a landing stage. Soldiers examine a 75mm gun captured from the Japanese. A suspect, possibly Burmese (according to the dopesheet), is brought to the camp for questioning. The suspect sits in the back of a jeep surrounded by soldiers, one carries a machete. The suspect is led through the camp. The suspect sits on his haunches and talks, gesticulating with his hands. A basha has a sign outside reading "Map Depot". Soldiers point at a map hanging on the outside wall of the basha.
Physical description
35mm