Writer: English
Summary: A brief look at an Indian Army Regiment (15th Punjab).
Material includes reveill; arms drill; bayonet practice; signals training (morse by flag, heliograph, shutter etc.); medical care; post office; pay; practice with Bren and Vickers guns. A sequence on Indian troops in the Desert War. Recreation (hockey, soccer, basketball, wrestling, traditional dancing), an Indian Pipes and Drums band. Commentary explains how army has overcome the divisions of India, and replaced some less desirable traditions - but also speaks proudly of other traditions, sporting achievements etc, and voices some anti-Mussolini sentiment.
Notes
Film: re-edited from A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE INDIAN ARMY.
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