| MEN OF INDIA Interesting item shows a day in the life of a soldier of the Indian Army. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7209 |
| Catalog #: | 261144 | |
| Clip Number: | 261144-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 569 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:12 - 01:04:37 | |
| Location: | India. | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Indian/Pakistani ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Colonialism LOCATIONS/ASIA: India MILITARY: Army, Indian MILITARY: Training | |
| Description: | MEN OF INDIA Interesting item shows a day in the life of a soldier of the Indian Army. India. Men of the Indian Army starting another day. Indian bugler sounds the call to wake up soldiers of the Indian Army at a barracks. The men get out of bed (one is shaken awake). Bedmaking and exercises on the parade ground, then have breakfast. Soldiers on rifle drill. Gun crews practice with a machine gun. Bayonet practice. Signallers with flags, heliograph and shutter contraption. Several shots of men doing traditional dance (war dance?). Guard presents arms on parade; soldiers march along, some play the bagpipes. | |
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