On To Keren - April 1941 (1940)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. On to Keren, Eritrea - April 1941. Ethiopia. Several shots of the surrounding landscape. M/S Pan with British and Indian troops bringing down wounded on a flat trolley on railway line through hills. Various shots of allied stretcher cases being put into Red Cross ambulances at the base camp, pan as ambulances drive off. Various good shots of allied soldiers using mules winding their way up the steep sides of the ridge. Various of unladen mules, wounded allies on stretchers and Italian prisoners making their way down hill. Numerous shots of Indian soldiers walking up hillside. Some carry stretchers with wounded soldiers on. Various shots of allied stretcher cases being put into Red Cross ambulances at the base camp, pan as ambulances drive off. C/Us of soldiers (possibly captured Italian). C/U of soldier having flask filled with water from pipe. Various shots of bodies lying smashed in the dusty trail, one has legs severed
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