JAPANESE PRISONERS BEFORE OPENING OF SINGAPORE WAR CRIMES TRIALS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: JAPANESE PRISONERS BEFORE OPENING OF SINGAPORE WAR CRIMES TRIALS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: JFU 454
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Japanese prisoners accused of war crimes are held in cells before the opening of the Singapore war crimes trials.
  • Description: Very dark and unclear footage of Japanese soldiers being put into their cells. A guard unlocks a cell. A British sergeant leaves a cell followed by a (medical?) officer who has parachute wings on his uniform. Attached media - films JFU 454 and JFU 455
  • 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 454
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1946-01-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) SEAC Film Unit (Production company) Povey, P W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY (regiment/service) British Army, Hampshire Regiment, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Singapore (geography) Singapore War Crimes Trials, War Crimes Trials (event) India 1939-1945 (theme) British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 90 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    JFU 454

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    JFU 455 (OPENING OF SINGAPORE WAR CRIMES TRIALS [Allocated Title]) JFU 469 (OPENING OF SINGAPORE WAR CRIMES TRIALS - TRIAL OF GOZAWA SADAICHI [Allocated Title]) JFU 535 (EXECUTION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AT CHANGI JAIL SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]) JFU 536 (EXECUTION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AT CHANGI JAIL SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]) JFU 537 (EXECUTION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AT CHANGI JAIL SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]) ABY 195 (OPENING OF WAR CRIMES TRIALS, SINGAPORE [Allocated Title])
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