WAC (Women's Army Corps) activities in Kandy, Ceylon. United States soldiers work on a multiple position switchboard. One WAC seated among five soldiers. All telephone switchboard operators at work. Soldiers wearing headphones with attached mouth pieces. They place jacks into proper positions on the boards. (World War II period).
The Colombo Harbor in Ceylon. Launch of lines from ships. Ships at anchor in the harbor. Buildings on shore. Various ships and boats enter the harbor.
The Colombo Harbor in Ceylon. A street in Colombo. An Old Dutch Clock Tower on the street. A policeman directs traffic. British officers and sailors land from liberty boats. Sailors get off boats and climb up at the jetty. Anchored ships in the background. A British cruiser enters the harbor.
Evacuees and troops at the Colombo Harbor in Ceylon. Evacuees and troops arrive from Singapore and Sumatra. Civilians arrive at dock from a barge. The Harbor Police and St John's Ambulance volunteer ladies receive them on jetty. Officers and sailors help women get off. People with their luggage. Locals carry luggage. Soldier with bandaged feet. Sailors carry a wounded on stretcher. They place a wounded on a stretcher, lift and take him away. Nurses look on. A wounded soldier on stretcher smokes a cigarette. Indian soldiers lift a wounded on stretcher onto a truck. Wounded soldiers climb up a staircase. Evacuated troops at the jetty. Chinese Guerillas, British troops, Indian soldiers and locals sitting on the jetty. (World War II period).
British troops in Colombo, Ceylon. A column of English troops march on the streets. A car passes by. A local pulls a hand rickshaw. A British soldier rides a bicycle. Cars parked outside an official building. (World War II period).
A building in Colombo, Ceylon. Cars parked outside an official building. A clock atop the building. People enter and leave the premises.
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