Film Number |
8869 |
Title |
[INDIA PART 2 - DAILY LIFE AND RETURNING HOME] |
Producer |
Kenneth MacLeod Dorning |
Date |
1943-45 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w & colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
20 mins 02 secs |
Description |
Scenes on and around HMS Garuda Naval Station in Coimbatore - rural life in India, and miscellanous scenes on the base - weddings, naval officers and local workers, leisure activities in the countryside and at the beach. The reel concludes with the journey home on HMS Hunter, travelling through the Suez Canal to Gibraltar. |
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