Description
Object description
Part 2, shot by Lieutenant Bennett on 26 January 1945: View from the front of a moving amphibious vehicle, on water (probably the River Irrawaddy), driving towards a matting ramp at the water's edge. A DUKW ('Duck') amphibious truck entering a body of water. Closer shot entering the water; the DUKW is marked with the insignia of XXXIII Indian Corps. DUKW crossing a river. A number of parked DUKWs at a stores dump. Various angles; loading stores onto a DUKW. Low angle close-up British soldier. The loaded DUKW drives away. DUKW passing at speed; a sign at the roadside reads '55 IEME WS – R' (55 Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Workshop). DUKW exiting water towards camera. DUKW passing close to camera; the vehicle is named 'HMA Bulldog'. Another DUKW beaching, it passes and appears to be named 'HMA Burslem'. Unloading a DUKW. Troops carrying and dumping stores; at one point a 19th Indian Division insignia is seen.
Object description
Part 1, shot by Sergeant Stager on 1 January 1945: Part of a battery of Royal Artillery 25-pounder field guns, beneath netting, firing. Various angles of the battery position. Close-up gunner at his sight. Close-ups of closing the breech and pulling the firing handle. [125 ft]
Full description
Part 1, shot by Sergeant Stager on 1 January 1945: Part of a battery of Royal Artillery 25-pounder field guns, beneath netting, firing. Various angles of the battery position. Close-up gunner at his sight. Close-ups of closing the breech and pulling the firing handle. [125 ft]
Content description
Part 2, shot by Lieutenant Bennett on 26 January 1945: View from the front of a moving amphibious vehicle, on water (probably the River Irrawaddy), driving towards a matting ramp at the water's edge. A DUKW ('Duck') amphibious truck entering a body of water. Closer shot entering the water; the DUKW is marked with the insignia of XXXIII Indian Corps. DUKW crossing a river. A number of parked DUKWs at a stores dump. Various angles; loading stores onto a DUKW. Low angle close-up British soldier. The loaded DUKW drives away. DUKW passing at speed; a sign at the roadside reads '55 IEME WS – R' (55 Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Workshop). DUKW exiting water towards camera. DUKW passing close to camera; the vehicle is named 'HMA Bulldog'. Another DUKW beaching, it passes and appears to be named 'HMA Burslem'. Unloading a DUKW. Troops carrying and dumping stores; at one point a 19th Indian Division insignia is seen.
Physical description
35mm