Royal West African Troops (1941)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Royal West African Troops. Various shots of Royal West African troops crossing swift flowing river by a temporary bridge somewhere in the western desert. They then ferry their equipment across by raft. Many of the soldiers carry equipment on their head. Several shots of soldier pushing large raft into the river. Having done so they carry goods and equipment onto it and pull themselves across river on guide ropes. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews