Title:DEMOLITION OF INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY MEMORIAL AT SINGAPORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JIN 104
Other titles:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:On Connaught Drive, Singapore, Indian Engineers demolish a memorial erected in honour of the Japanese-sponsored Indian National Army, and the local populaton cheer.
Description:Medium close-up inscription: 'Provisional Government of Azad Hind – This stone was laid by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on 8th July 1945'. Wider shot showing the memorial, with a small crowd gathered. The base of the memorial with a line tied around it; Indian Engineers position guncotton charges. Major Donald Brunt (Royal Engineers) checking the fuses. Close-up of the fuse being lit. Wide shot from the other side of the road, the cameraman partly shielded by a tree, as the charges explode. Troops of the 17th Dogra Regiment push over the monument (marked 'Itmad' on its larger face) with poles; camera spins to show a civilian crowd clapping and cheering enthusiastically; a Malay policeman is present. The clock of the nearby tower, showing 6pm. A burly Indian naik (corporal) of 5th Indian Division, with a Mk 5 Sten gun with bayonet fitted, apparently looking pleased with the destruction of the monument. The naik with two other soldiers, who are noticeably smaller than him. A guard of honour of the 17th Dogra Regiment dressing back a few paces. A brigadier in a kilt (Brigadier Patrick McKerron?) approaches and takes the salute. Medium close-up of the brigadier speaking.
Alternative Title:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:JIN 104
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (JIN 104)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:-1945-09-06
Production Country:India
Production Details:Public Relations Directorate, India
Indian Public Relations Film Unit
Coleman, W G St John (Captain)
