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Silent moving images unless stated.

1. 'East Indies: The Royal Netherlands Indies Air Force' (01/01/1942)

Malaya, East Indies: Close up of Malayan man. Plane with bombs on ground (Glen Martin bomber) Natives roll bombs to plane. Close up of Bomb into plane. Shot of man winding bomb. Close up of Bomb into plane. 3 airmen walk towards plane. 3 Airmen dressing for flight. Close up of native putting on helmet. Airmen run towards plane. Shot of Plane with airmen running towards. Shot of Line of planes. Close up of propellor turning. 2 planes taking off (Brewster Buffaloes?) Shot of 3 planes taking off flying over camera. Shot of 3 planes in air. Pan shot of planes skimming ground. Close up of Glen Martin bomber taxi-ing for take-off. Shot of Glen Martin bomber taking off. Shot of bomber in air flying over camera. Shot of Group of fighter pilots around fighter. Close up of Skull and Cross-bones pan up to native. Close up of Skull and Cross-bones with pipe and glasses. Shot of Group of airmen around plane.  

2. 'One hundred and fifty women and children' (02/03/1942)

N.W. British Port, England: Shot of liner showing refugees coming off down gangway. Shot of refugees - women and children coming off liner. Close up if woman with baby in arms. Shot of baby in basket carried by two sailors. Close up of baby in basket. shots of woman with twins. Panning shot of women and children refugees.  

3. 'Backs to sea in far east' (09/02/1942)

Rangoon, Burma: Shot of Rangoon Main Street - showing buses, bicycles, rickshaws - Gold Leafed Pagoda (Buddist Temple) in background. Various shots of damaged building and natives. Shot of two rickshaws along road. Shot of natives building air raid shelters. Close up of notice 'Rangoon Must Not Burn - Join the A.F.S.' Various shots of natives looking at crashed Jap plane. Shot of Dorman Smith wearing lounge suit and pithnhelmet walking towards camera. Close up of Dorman Smith pan to Premier Sir Pawtun in-Jacket and skirt. Shots of Burmese natives arriving back to Rangoon on train - some hanging on to the outside of the carriages. Shot of train past with natives. Various shots of Dorman Smith talking to native with baby - whose Mother was killed in the air raid. Close up of native with baby.

Various shots of ships in dock and cranes at dockside. American Volunteer Group refuelling and loading ammunition into Tomahawk plane on airfield. Close up of nose of plane painted to represent a fish. Shot A.V.G. playing with football, Tomahawk in background. Shot of A.V.G. playing with ball then running to the Tomahawks. Shot of pilot getting into cockpit of Tomahawk. Shot of Tomahawk nose - painted to represent a fish's mouth. Shot of Tomahawks taxiing off.  

General shot of troopship. Various shots of British troops disembarking. Shot of Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell - in military uniform and shorts - inspecting Air force men lined up. Shot of Highland regiment lined up for inspection. Shots of Wavel inspecting troops and speaking to an officer. Shots of Wavell shaking hands with Indians of the Indian Medical Service. Shot of Robert Brooke-Popham talking - both in military uniform - and they walk away past camera. Wavell and Brooke-Popham shake hands and Wavell walks towards troops lined up and shakes hands with one soldier. SV Wavell walks towards plane and climbs in.

4. 'Defence of liberty' (05/02/1942)

Kuala Lumpur, Singapore: various shots of local people getting goods and rice from shops. Shot of local people with rickshaws moving away with rice. Shot of British lorries over bridge. Various shots of Indian sappers mining bridge - British soldier overseeing same. Various shots of rubber factory burning.

5. 'Battle for Singapore' (26/01/1942)

Singapore: Sunset scene over Malayan jungle. Shot of mist over jungle. Various shots of British lorries travelling along road. Various shots of troops on the British lorries as they travel along road. Shot of troops pushing car through flood. A lorry tries to travel through the flood of water. Shot of local people with bicycles trying to move through the water.Various shots of Japanese bombers in the air. A bomb explodes behind trees as a Japanese bomber goes past.  

Shot of dead Japanese airman and parachute. Japanese writing on parachute. Shots of British troops inspecting a plane wreckage in jungle. Various shots of damaged tail piece of plane and of the wreckage. Shots of British lorry going over bridge and Indian sappers mining bridge. Shots of column of smoke in distance - an oil dump blown up by the British. Shots of the debris. Shots of a train arriving at station with women and children from the North. Various shots of women and kiddies getting food and drink. Shot of woman crying. General shot of Singapore.  

Shots of barricaded shops with 'Business as Usual' signs in Chinese. Shots of trenches being dug. General view of ships alongside the quayside. Shot of boxes of ammunition being unloaded. Shots of barbed wire, Red Cross lorries and A.A. guns on the quayside. Various shots of armoured cars from South Africa and lorries moving off from field. Shots of field guns on moving trains. Various shots of Brewster Buffalo planes lined up on airfield with a close up of one showing 6 Swastikas on first plane - indicating number of Jerry planes shot down by that plane.  

Shot of convoy of stationary army lorries lined up at side of road. Various shots of damaged buildings. Shot of trench and burning car in background. Shot of Chinese soldier playing hose on burning car, after which a fire engine and firemen arrive.

6. 'USA MacArthur takes over' (01/01/1942, English)

'MacArthur Takes Over Australia' Shot of U.S. sailors in Australia marching through streets amid showerings of confetti and paper. Shot of girls on balcony with flags and streamers. GV marines parade in streets. Shots of U.S. troopship and of soldiers aboard ship. Shot of General Douglas MacArthur in tropical uniform.

Japanese Ships Bombed By American Bombers. Various shots of Japanese fleet. Shot of U.S. bombers flying over sea. Close up shot of bombs dropping from bomber. Shot of Japanese ship exploding after being hit. Shot looking down on Japanese ship from aerial view. CU two bombs dropping seemingly coming on top of camera. SV ship explodes after having direct hit. CU ship explodes in front of camera. SV bow of ship left sticking up in water - this starts sinking rapidly. SAV five U.S. bombers returning.  

Close up map of Pacific Ocean showing: Japan, The Philippines, The Hawaiian Islands, United States and Alaska, bombs indicated on map coming from Japan and land on the Philippines and Hawaiian Islands. Shots of  plane carrier at Hawaii almost on horizon of dawn. Shots of Hickam Field burning - sign in road 'NAVAL RESERVATION BOUNDARY, NO CAMERAS ALLOWED, SPEED 20 MILES'. Shots of cemetery and graves - Stars and Stripes flying.

Close up map of Australia and Eastern Asia - arrow marking Thailand. Shots of a pagoda and the statue of Founder of the Royal House. Shots of a meeting Of Japanese officials and sealed papers. Shot of Japanese officials drinking toast. GV of rice ships. Various shots of rice ships loaded sailing away. Shots of Japanese troops marching through city with the local people watching.  Shot of about 5 planes flying over city.  

Close up map of Eastern Asia and Australia -arrow pointing to Hong Kong. Close up of skull and crossbones. Panning shot of a group of refugees. Shot of man being led across bridge by Japanese soldiers. Various shots of people on the streets. Shot of women eating. Shot of man giving out food.

Close up map of Eastern Asia and Australia -arrow pointing to Manila. Various shots of Manila streets and buildings Shot of the rice fields.  Shots of a tunnel entrance and artillery shells being transported via trolley. Shots of General Wainwright with military officer - they are discussing something over paper. Shots of fighting in progress in Philippines.

Close up map of Australia and Eastern Asia - arrow points to Singapore. General shot of Singapore�s town and harbuor. Shot of Japanese plane bombing Singapore and of Singapore burning. Shots of firemen fighting some of the fires. Various shots evacuees at pier with belongings waiting to sail and boarding ships. Shots of wreckage being cleared away. Various shots of docks and drydock. Shot of man pushing trolley with tin ingots on - ingots piled are marked 'NEW YORK'. Shots of men carrying rubber in buckets from plantation and bringing in latex strips. Shot of man bouncing bale of rubber to another man on dockside.

Close up map of Australia and Eastern Asia - arrow pointing to Rangoon and the Burma Road. Shot of street scene in Rangoon of tram cars along road. Shot of people running in street to shelter. Shot of Japanese plane diving down behind church. Various shots of ruins after bombings. Shot of woman looking very anxious holding baby. Various shots of the Burma Road. Various shots of ships being loaded and unloaded at pier. Various shots of cases packed up on dock marked 'INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCK', a plane on dock without wings (unfinished) and trucks lined up on dock unfinished.  

Close up map of Eastern Asia and Australia showing arrow pointing to Java. Various shots of  Dutch minesweepers and sailors. Various shots of local people parading through Java streets and praying. Various shots of a harbor. Shots of rolling barrels of oil to shore through water. Various shots of burning oil tanks.

Close up map of Eastern Asia and Australia showing arrows pointing to various parts of East Asia with a question mark over India. Shot of the Japanese flag flying from a ship�s mast. Various shots of Japanese officers and an ape. Close up of map of Eastern Asia and Australia comparing the size of the Japanese conquest to the size of the United States of America.

Shot of U.S. soldiers marching with guns on shoulders. Various shots of the lottery for choosing military draftees. Various shots of factory production. Speech by Production Chief Donald Nelson. Various shots of factory production. Shots of machine gun production. Machine guns being fired. More shots of factory production. Various shots of soldiers marching and a short speech of MacArthur speaking. Various shots of a crowd. Various shots of a portrait of MacArthur as a young man.

7. 'Pacific Drama' (01/01/1941)

Saigon, Hanoi, Indo-China: Shot of landscape of Indo-China. Various shots of street scene in Saigon. Shot of statue of Liberty at Hanoi. Local and French troops march past as Admiral Decoux looks on. Shot of Government House at Hanoi with French marines on guard. Shots of Japanese Major General Raisiro Sumita and the French Consul on steps. Shots of Japanese police outside Government House and Japanese soldiers walking along a street.

Close up of sign post on the Thailand Indo-China border. Various shots of French watch box & barracks destroyed by Thailand air raid. Various shots of General Sumita, head of the Jap. meditation mission, surrounded by officers of both the French army & Thailand, looking at map for the new boundaries to be drawn up by the truce. Various shots of  Thai soldiers. Various shots of the armistice commission. Shot of lookout post at top of a tree. Shots of a soldier manning a Bren gun.

Various shots of the tea and coffee plantations of Indo China. Shots of workers collecting rubber from trees. Various shots of the coal mining industry in Indo China. Shots of very young native children coal workers and a tiny boy coal miner. Shots of coal cranes and workers on a barge shovelling coal.

Various shots of workers unloading rice off junks and barges. Shots of workers sifting woolfrum. Shots of the Standard Vacuum Oil Co. Factory, a Shell oil tank and the North American Syndicate oil factories. Various shots of Japanese naval fleet and soldiers on the march. Shot of map of Indo-China.

Close up of damaged notice 'Frontier Thailande.' Shots of a damaged frontier post and damaged trees in forest on frontier. Shots of a lookout in the trees  and Thai soldiers in trench with machineguns. Various shots of the Armistice commission in Thailand, walking towards through trees and looking at a map.

Map scene of Indo China. General shot of Indo China. Shot of Arthur Menken speaking. Shot of a pagoda like building, with river and mountains in background. Various shots of local people involved in activities such as coalmining, sandbagging a building and sifting wolfrum. Shots of warehouses and the North American Syndicate Factory. Shots of boats on the river. Shot of the French river gun-boat 'Admiral Charner' by quayside. Shots of French Admiral Decoux boarding the boat and inspecting sailors. Shots of Decoux inspecting French Legionaries. Various shots of French Legionaries marching past. Shots of French Legionaries digging trenches. Shots of a sound locator, an A.A. gun and Japanese soldiers working the A.A. gun. Shot of Legionaries, at attention and present arms.

Shot of the French Tricolour flying at mast-head. A shot of two modern looking houses. Shots of General Sumita walking down a road with his staff. Shots of a Pagoda like building, river and mountains in background and large building. Various shots of Emperor Annan posing for photographs. Various shots of the palace.

General shot of river and various shots of the local people busy at various activities. Various shots of Menken interacting with local people and Japanese. A crowd gathers at a quayside. Admiral Decoux boards a boat. A shot of the SFTC sign on a pillar. Various shots of workers clearing a river bed to build an airport. Various shots of the Empress of Annan and her children. Various shots of Menken taking photographs. Shots of the local people cutting trees.

8. 'Duff Cooper in the east' (16/10/1941)

Shot of a clipper in the air. 1st Viscount of Norwich Alfred Duff Cooper alights from a clipper. Duff Cooper meets with Brooke-Popham.

9. 'Senate acclaims Churchill' (08/01/1942, English)

Excerpt of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's address to the US Senate. He speaks about the progress the US has made to convert the American industry for military purposes and how the efforts of the English-speaking world will eventually end the war.

10. 'American Outpost' (22/09/1941, mute)

Manila, Philippine Islands: Shots of a street in Manilla and the Post Office. Shots of some of the local people smoking. Various shots of rice farming and some water buffaloes in a rice field. Close up of map of Manila Bay. Various shots of US ships and submarines. Shots of a Japanese ship along a quayside. Shots of General MacArthur meeting with Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon with a artillery gun in the background. Shot of Arthur Menken standing near a poster forbidding photographs. Various shots of Clark Field barracks and planes. Two men inspect a plane. An inspection of the beards of military personnel is conducted. Various shots of life at Clark Field and of the planes there.

Various shots of a tunnel and artillery shells being moved, inspected and stored. Various shots of soldiers running to A.A. guns and preparing them for use. Various shots of an artillery gun being loaded, aimed and fired. Various shots of soldiers converting tents into boats for their equipment then crossing a river. Shots of Soldiers camouflaging a tank gun. Shot of a soldier camouflaging his helmet. Various shots of soldiers scattering as planes fly past then opening fire on the planes. Various aerial view shots of a naval convoy and its plane escort.

Shot of Menken wearing a tin helmet. A policeman directs traffic in a city street. Various shots of a Japanese bazaar and a truck advertisement for a Japanese company. Various shots of ships in a harbour and a clipper taking off from the water. Shot of a military man holding a map. Shot of the harbour. Various shots of an underground base and control room. Soldiers load an A.A. gun. Shot of soldiers marching. Close up shots of General Wainwright. Various shots of a landscape. A US officer places a notice on a notice board, ordering the men to grow beards. Shot of two soldiers reading the notice. Aerial shots of the Philippines and a factory.

Shot of a cigar smoking woman and a little girl. Shot of five submarines alongside each other. Various shots of an artillery gun being loaded and readied for firing. Various shots of Filippino soldiers crossing a river in their underclothes and carrying their equipment with rafts. A shot of Fort Corregidor. SV High Commissioner Sayre speaks with Menken on a porch. Various shots of US troops and lorries passing by a church. Close up of Admiral Hart. Shot of a plane taking off. Shot of MacArthur and Quezon shaking hands.

11. 'Singapore Army maneuvers test' (01/01/1938)

Singapore, East Indies: Shots of a marching band. Kit inspection is performed at a camp. H.H. Yang Di Pertuan discusses manoeuvres with officers. A wireless operator receives a message which is delivered to officers.

A shot of lorry going past. Various shots of soldiers running then lying down in long grass. Shots of a machine gun being fired. Shot of Major General Williamn Dobbie (General Officer Commanding (G.O.C.) Malaya). Various shots of airplanes flying over Singapore. Shots of officers discussing a map and ship positions. An aerial view of naval cruiser 'Dorsetshire.' Various aerial views of Singapore and planes flying in formation.

12. 'Singapore dock opens' (24/02/1938)

Singapore, East Indies: Various shots of the ship 'Seabelle II' entering the dock. Shot of military bi-planes flying overhead in threes. Shot of the 'Seabelle II' tied to the quay. Shot of Sir Thomas Shenton inspecting the Guard of Honour. Shot of some decorated local soldiers. Shot of Captain Barry & Vice Admiral Julius Townsend seated. Shot of unveiling of 'King George VI Dock' plaque. Shot of Destroyer 'Duncan' entering the dock.  

13. 'Singapore flying boats' (01/01/1936)

Various shots of a number of military flying boats parked on the water. Group shots of military pilots in full uniform. Military men board a flying boat. Shot of flying boat taking off. Various shots of flying boats in the air.

14. 'Wings over Singapore' (26/05/1941)

Various shots of buildings in Singapore. Various shots of boats in the Singapore harbour. Various shots of Indian soldiers disembarking from a boat. Shot of local people watching. Various shots of troops marching down a street in Singapore town with local people watching from the side. Two shots of troops marching down a road. Shots of Major General Gordon Bennett with his staff officers. Various shots of troops and Bren gun carriers moving down a road. Various shots of local troops marching down a road.

Shots of Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and his officers in a conference room. Various shots of military aircraft on an airfield. Group shots of pilots posing for the camera. Various shots of planes taking off and flying in the air. Various aerial shots of planes flying in formation.

Various shots of local troops undergoing special training in jungle warfare. Shots of two local soldiers training to fire a machine gun. More shots of local troops undergoing jungle warfare training. Various shots of a radio unit repairing radio apparatus. Shots of despatch riders moving off. Shots of Major General Gordon Bennett inspecting a guard of honour. Various shots of a field despatch centre. Various shots of Red Cross ambulances arriving at a Casualty Clearing Centre of Australian Unit at Kajang with wounded, who are carried in on stretchers. Various shots of troops moving through the jungle engaged in jungle warfare training. Various shots of troops firing anti-tank guns in jungle.

Various shots of Indian soldiers cheering for the camera. Various shots of a busy dock. Shots of Indian soldiers disembarking from a boat. Shots of a junk in the water. Some local people pose for the camera. Shot of soldiers lining up. Shot of a person writing. Various shots of anti-tank guns being fired. Shot of dredging. Shots of a blood donation centre, nurses extracting blood from donors and testing it.  

Various shots of Bennett with staff officers. Various shots of local people working at dockside moving cargo. Troops firing anti-tank guns in jungle. Various shots of blood doners having blood extracted, syringe extracting blood from donor and nurses testing blood. Various shots of a Rubber plantation, Coolie types tapping trees. Coolies pouring fresh latex into formic acid solution which sets. Various shots of tin mining and dredging.  
15. 'Jap danger' (22/12/1941)

Singapore: Various shots of troopships arriving in Singapore. Various shots of a military band on the quay and soldiers watching the troops disembark. Shots of a Japanese ship, the 'Asama Maru.' Various shots of Japanese people having their belongings inspected by customs officials. Shots of Japanese people walking down the quayside to board the 'Asama Maru.'

Close up map of Southeast Asia. Close up map of Hong Kong. Shot of Hong Kong landscape. Shots of a troopship and troops disembarking. Shots of soldiers marching along a road. Various shots of Hong Kong landscape. Shots of junks in the water and the local people. Various shots of travelling on a railway train. Shots of the end of the railway line at the border and the bridge beside it.

Shot of Japanese flag flying across the border. Shots of the British Union Jack flying on the British side of the border as a British officer speaks to two Sikh guards.

Various shots of a village which is divided in two by barbed wire. Shots of steel girders cemented into a road. Various shots of a British outpost. Various shots of local people involved in corn farming. Shot of the countryside. Shots of a bridge with Japanese soldiers on it. Shots of Japanese soldiers walking along a mountain pass. Shots of Hong Kong landscape and a sunset. Close up map of Hong Kong.

16. 'Singapore Raids first pictures' (15/01/1942)

Singapore: Shots of damage to buildings and street after bombing. Shots of local people repairing damage to buildings and clearing debris. More shots of damaged buildings. Shots of local people moving body out of a building on a stretcher which is taken away. Shot of a wrecked lorry. More shots of local people clearing debris. Various shots of Japanese being rounded up by te police and brought to Beach Road Police Station. Japanese being marched to board a ship. Various shots of planes on an airfield with pilots getting out and being greeted.

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Close up map of the Pacific Ocean showing the US, Canada, Russia, China, Southeast Asia and Australia, with lines appearing to show the invasion route of the Japanese towards Pearl Harbour and the Philippines. Shots of Japanese Prime Minister Tojo Hideki and his Cabinet posing for photos. Shots of Caucasian people boarding a ship. Shots of people onboard a ship waving farewell to well-wishers as the ship leaves dock. Various shots of soldiers marching down a street.

18. 'Africa: summary of scenes' (01/01/1942)

Malaya: Various shots of war materials being offloaded a ship onto a dock. Various shots of a variety of guns, tyres and tools sitting on the dock. More shots of war materials being offloaded from a ship. Shots of local people pushing a loaded army lorry from dockside. Shots of a line of lorries leaving. Shot of troops running to a line of lorries. Various shots of local soldiers standing by their Red Cross Ambulances and trucks and later climbing in. Shots of troops marching and lined up. Various shots of troops involved in training in the jungle.

Shot of light tanks passing by a mosque. Shots of lorries travelling along the road and past a sign board that reads 'Siam.' Shots of the landscape. Various shots of military lorries travelling along roads. Shot of a sign that reads 'Frontier of Thailand.' Various shots of guards on duty on the border. Shots of troops loading a large gun onto a lorry. Various shots of Indian Army Sappers demonstrating how to cross a river in collapsible boats to British regulars who then follow suit. Shot of troops being taught how to use a water cannon.

Troops march up a hill. Shots of the rounding up of Japanese by New Zealand troops and of Japanese people waiting in building and their entry into buses.  

Various shots of troops on duty and training near various pill boxes. Various shots goods being unloaded off the ship 'Edwin Christenson, San Francisco' by local people and troops. Shots of various war materials sitting on the dock.

Various shots of a town. Shots of a line of planes with the crews standing beside them. Shots of a train loaded with guns. Shots of a line of armoured cars. Shots of guns firing at night. Various shots of soldiers cycling along roads. Shot of a sign that reads 'SUNGEI PATANI.' Shots of troops holding up a issue of the 'Sunday Gazette' with the headline 'Troops recalled to barracks. Order issued in Singapore last night.' Various shots of troops boarding a train with well-wishers waving farewell as it leaves. Various shots of Bren gun carriers travelling along the road. Shots of Indian soldiers moving a artillery gun and loading it. Shots of armoured troop carriers moving through the jungle. Various shots of Indian troops marching and training with Bren machine guns. Shots of Indian troops carrying logs through the jungle. Shots of Caucasian troops running out of a building and lining up to present arms. Shots of a British senior officer speaking to Indian soldiers. Shots of bombing damage to a town. Shot of sunrise over jungle.

Various shots of Malayan landscape. Shot of lorry moving through jungle. Shots of soldiers preparing an artillery gun and cleaning it with a pull through. Various shots of local and Caucasian troops moving through the jungle. Shots of car lying on its side in a puddle. Shot of man holding typewriter. Shots of Red Cross ambulance with bullet holes. Shots of Caucasian soldiers in the jungle. Shots of a British senior officer speaking to some men. Various shots of military lorries moving along roads.

19. 'Across Seven Seas To Save Freedom' (30/10/1941)

Bournemouth, England: Various shots of pilots lined up for inspection by the King and Queen. Shots of a large crowd of military men along a park and a street.

20. 'Singapore: Before and after' (01/01/1942)

Shot of Singapore town with a plume of smoke rising in the distance. Various shots of the Fullerton General Post Office, the Sultan Ibrahim Building in Johor Bahru, the Cathay Building and the Raffles Hotel. Landscape shot of Singapore. Various shots of Singapore Chinese army volunteers wearing turbans standing at attention. Various shots of thick smoke rising in the distance from burning oil tanks. Shots of burning army lorry. Shots of smoke rising from a burning barge. Shots of a train on fire and soldiers attempting to put out the flames. Shots of oil tanks burning in the distance.

21. 'Singapore: Scenes of a Staff Conference' (01/01/1941)

Various shots of Sir Brooke-Popham and staff having a meeting in a conference room.