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  1. Closing a Chapter in Burma

    Date released
    28 May 1942
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    876
    NoS ID
    062784
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

    Including the RAF raid Matabaan.

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  2. Jap Blitz on Burma

    Date released
    28 May 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/43
    NoS ID
    099458
    Story no
    3 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Small Burmese town on fire after Japanese raid.

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  3. Burma - Arakan Front

    Date released
    8 Apr 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/28
    NoS ID
    099919
    Story no
    5 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    British and Indian troops disembark from sanpans on their way to the front in the Arakan Province. In the hill country known as the Arakan Yoma the men are seen at their firing positions, advancing and...

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  4. Bombs on Burma

    Date released
    22 Apr 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/32
    NoS ID
    099940
    Story no
    6 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Australian pilots are briefed prior to a bombing raid on the Japanese on the Arakan Front. The ground crews bomb up, the planes are boarded, bombs over the targets and releasing bombs.

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  5. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Chindits

    Date released
    31 May 1943
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    730
    NoS ID
    012716
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chindits (Into Burma) A.444. DESCRIPTION: The "Chindits" are a specially trained force of British, Gurkhas and Burmese who have penetrated over three hundred miles into Japanese...

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  6. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Strafing and Blasting the Japs

    Date released
    4 Nov 1943
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    752A
    NoS ID
    012892
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Strafing & Blasting the Japs. DESCRIPTION: Lightnings attack a Japanese Air Base on the North Coast on New Guinea. Installations at Nubin and Hansa Bay were the targets for "Mitchells"....

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  7. Chinese in Burma

    Date released
    15 Nov 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/91
    NoS ID
    100171
    Story no
    2 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Chinese soldiers in the Burma jungle fight on the forgotten front. Hacking their way through jungle undergrowth and crossing streams by ratta-cane bridge, these men under the command of General Stilwell make...

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  8. Elephants Aid Allies

    Date released
    3 Jan 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/1
    NoS ID
    100230
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Elephants in Burma doing the work of coolies. They push large tree trunks about with ease, tow heavy loads such as guns, etc.

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  9. Action in Burma

    Date released
    17 Jan 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/5
    NoS ID
    100249
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The 14th Army’s on the Arakan Front. Together with men of the Indian army they are seen advancing through jungle area, with stretcher parties picking up the wounded. Mortars fire on a Burmese village which...

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  10. Raids in the Rain

    Date released
    6 Mar 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/19
    NoS ID
    100303
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Pathe cameraman Oscar Bovill accompanies Blenheim bombers on a raid over the jungles of Burma. Following reports of Japanese troop concentrations, the raid is carried out under abnormal conditions in the...

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