Title:JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR PUT TO WORK IN SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 317
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: On the eve of the Japanese surrender in South East Asia, interned Japanese personnel are put to work in Singapore.
Description: Japanese prisoners of war doing manual labour in Singapore; there is a large church or cathedral, probably St Andrew's, in the background. The prisoners are guarded by Indian soldiers with fixed bayonets. A line of Japanese prisoners, each with their hands up, walks across shot. A unit of British sailors standing at the 'present arms' with fixed bayonets. A Royal Marine band playing.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Hammond, R G (Production individual)
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Keywords: Singapore (geography)
Surrender of Japanese Forces 1945, Singapore, Second World War (event)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
