Title:SCENES FROM THE NEWLY LIBERATED SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 326
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:A variety of scenes from Singapore, including a Chinese victory parade, looting at the docks and a performance by a Royal Marine band for inmates at Sime Road prisoner of war camp.
Description:Chinese victory parade in Singapore headed by a Chinese banner and Allied flags; among them a placard in English can be read which says 'Singapore Mayfair Musical and Dramatic Society Celebrates the Allied Victory'. A brass band passes. Footage apparently showing the looting of rolls of fabric 'by Chinese coolie elements' from a dockside warehouse. One young boy with a looted bale of fabric is seen holding a miniature British flag. At Sime Road prisoner of war camp a Royal Marine band performs for liberated internees, some of whom are young children. They play dance music and their music stands are marked 'Royal Blues' and 'HMS Sussex'.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:JFU 326
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:-1945-09-07
Production Country:GB
Production Details:War Office Directorate of Public Relations
SEAC Film Unit
Watson, W
