The 14th Army In The Arakan 1944

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Item title reads - The 14th army in the Arakan.

Burma.

Various shots of pack mules trekking through jungle crossing over high trestle bridge. Various shots of British soldiers firing 3 inch mortars, bren guns, 25 pounders. C/U loading and firing 25 pounders. M/S men wading across stream....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44821
Sort Number:
44/095
Time in/Out:
01:50:02:00 / 01:52:54:00
Canister:
44/95
Film ID:
1368.23
Issue Date:
27/11/1944

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