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Silent moving images unless stated.

1. 'Singapore Material' (01/01/1941)

Singapore: General view of Singapore. Various shots of the statue of Stamford Raffles, boats in the harbour and a rickshaw going down a street. Shots of signboards of Chinese businesses. Various shots of an official ceremony where a 'Victory' flag is presented to the British troops by two Chinese men. Shots of Brooke-Popham examining a Bren carrier. Various shots of the Bren carrier in action. Shots of local soldiers operating an Anti-Aircraft (AA) gun and a mobile rangefinder. Shots of local troops preparing a mobile Bofors gun for use.

2. 'Jap advance in China embroils other nations' (02/09/1937)

China: Shot of a man giving out papers. Shots of Japanese troops on the streets of a town. Shots of Japanese flags being sold and flying from a car. Various shots of Japanese naval boats loading their guns and firing. Shots of a wrecked building. Shots of Japanese commander General Katsuki visiting a hospital. Shots of two people being coming out of a plane. More shots of wounded in a hospital. Shots of a wrecked building and an explosion in the distance. Shot of an airplane in the sky.

3. 'On Guard: Singapore' (28/04/1942)

Singapore: Various shots of Singapore harbour and sampans. Various shots of everyday life on Singapore streets. Shots of a policeman directing traffic. Shots of the Chinese quarter (Chinatown) with clothes being hung out to dry and children playing. Various shots of posters on a wall such as 'Every Dollar Helps,' 'Grow Your Own' and 'You Can Save A Life. Emergency Blood Transfusion Service.' Shots of people and nurses inside a clinic. Various shots of St. John's Ambulance Nurses training to treat various wounds. Shots of firefighters giving a street demonstration on how they deal with small bombs and incendiary devices. Various shots of loading and unloading goods in the harbour. Various shots of the arrival of a troopship carrying Sikh troops arriving in Singapore and disembarking.

Shot of troops waiting before a shed. Shots of officers walking past barb wire defences and inspecting beach defences. Shots of Bren gun carriers and tanks moving down a road. Shot of Edward Genock with a camera. Shots of workers working in a rubber plantation. Shot of soldiers running through the rubber plantation then falling to the ground. Shot of soldiers throwing grenades at a tank. Various shots of troops training in the jungle. Shots of soldiers doing a river crossing. Various shots of soldiers firing anti-tank batteries. Shot of bridge along Singapore river. Shot of man working on sampan in Singapore harbour.

4. 'Malaya works to produce rubber again' (04/02/1946, English)

Malaya: Shots of the damage to rubber plantations and machinery caused by the Japanese. Various shots of rubber being tapped from the trees and workers sorting out rubber sheets. Shots of workers unloading bales of rubber at the dock and loading it onto ships.

5. 'Singapore evacuated' (26/02/1942)

Various shots of Caucasian women and children queuing up on the quayside and boarding a ship. Shot of Singapore skyline with a plume of smoke in the distance. Shots of a fire burning through some buildings as firefighters attempt to put out the flames. Shots of ducks walking.

6. 'Japanese evacuate Korea' (10/01/1946, English)

Various scenes of the US evacuation of Japanese citizens out of Korea. Shots of Singapore skyline and streets. Shot of children eating. Shots of rickshaws on Singapore streets. Shot of a Chinese lantern painting a lantern and a fruit vendor selling bananas. Shots of various shopfronts and two female Caucasian military personnel window shopping. Shot of Singapore skyline.

7. 'Japanese prisoners of war' (15/11/1945, English)

Various shots of the island of Rampang, where the Japanese soldiers in Singapore were detained after their surrender in 1945. Various shots of surrendered Japanese troops boarding ships and travelling to Rampang island. Shots of surrendered Japanese troops building their own living facilities and a pier on the island. Shots of the trial of Japanese General Yamashita opening in Manila.

8. 'Shinwell points way to victory' (23/02/1942, English)

Britain: British Opposition politician Emmanuel Shinwell gives a speech on how he would win the war against the Germans and the Japanese. The loss of Singapore is mentioned as a lesson to be learnt from. An unidentified female speaker speaks on the unsuitability of some of the leaders currently in charge of Britain to lead them to victory.

9. 'Fires petrol dump on fire'  (26/10/1945, English)

Thailand: Surrendered Japanese troops marching along a road. Former camp guards are identified by former Allied P.O.W.s. Shots of Japanese soldiers in prison cells. Shots of Marine Commandos giving a party for Chinese orphans in Hong Kong. Shots of a petrol dump in Kallang in flames as men attempt to put out the fire.

10. 'Official Opening of Singapore Dock' (25/02/1938, English)

Shot of unveiling of a plaque at King George VI Dock. Shot of naval destroyer from ashore. Shots of the special guests at the opening of the dock. Shots of a ship coming into dock.

11. 'Malaya British troops marching' (04/10/1945, English)

Shots of British troops giving a victory march through Kuala Lumpur as the local people watch on. Shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten doing a tour of a Prisoner-of-War camp. Shots of the poor conditions British prisoners-of-war had to endure. Shots of a prisoner-of-war hospital ward with patients suffering from dysentery and being carried on stretchers by Japanese troops. British prisoners-of-war walking to the boats to carry them away from their prison camp. Shots of a welcoming party as a troopship carrying returning British soldiers arrives in Southampton docks. A number of returning troops are interviewed as they disembark. Various shots of the disembarking troops.

12. 'Places in the far eastern news' (05/11/1945, English)

Hong Kong: Shots of the local people waving flags and welcoming the 13th Chinese Army into Hong Kong who parade down the streets. Firecrackers are lit in celebration. More shots of Chinese troops marching. Shots of French troops arriving on the docks in Saigon, Vietnam, and marching down the streets watched by the French population of Saigon. Shots of General Leclerc's arrival by plane.

Shots of military ships arriving in a harbour with soldiers disembarking and marching away. Shots of Dr. Soekarno and his Cabinet posing for a photo. Shots of goods being unloaded from a ship. Aerial shots of the port of Pantan, Malaya. Shots of a flying boat landing and unloading sacks of rice to waiting barges. More shots of Pantan docks. Shots of Lieutenant Colonel Fredrick Spencer Chapman. Shots of Lord & Lady Louis Mountbatten visiting recovering Allied P.O.W.s.in Singapore. Shots of the surrender of the Japanese 94th Military Division at Sungei Patani, during which 1400 officers surrendered their swords. Shots of the Japanese troops marching past and saluting the Union Jack.

13. 'Japan starts war in the East' (11/12/1941, English)

Shots of a Japanese military parade, the Japanese Diet and the Japanese Emperor Hirohito. Various shots of Japanese troops in action such as firing artillery guns and escorting prisoners. Shot of fighter planes in the air. More shots of Japanese troops in the field. Shot of town hit by a bomb. Various shots of town in flames. Various shots of Chinese people fleeing. Shot of woman mourning a dead man. Shots of ships on the Yangtze river. Shots of a US gunboat sinking after being hit by bombs. Shots of the damage caused by shells to a British gunboat. Shots of an Anti-British demonstration in Tokyo. Shots of Japanese soldiers randomly searching Chinese people in the street and Japanese soldiers marching down a street in a Chinese town.

Various shots of General Wavell visiting Singapore and inspecting war preparations. Various shots of a meeting between President Franklin D.  Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill onboard a ship. Shots of a meeting and close up shot of an unidentified Japanese general. Japanese envoy to Washington Saburo Kurusu speaks on a building¿s steps promising to do his best to ensure peace between the US and Japan. Shot of two sumo wrestlers. Shots of Japanese ships opening fire. Shot of burning ships. Aerial shot of bombers in the air dropping bombs. Aerial shot of smoke plumes rising above Pearl Harbour. Shots of a US naval ship. Shots of the Japanese Embassy in London. Shots of the American Embassy in London. Shots of various British ministers and military personnel around 10 Downing Street. Shot of Churchill outside 10 Downing Street. Shots of President Roosevelt speaking to the US Congress. Shots of American troops marching. Shots of British troops firing artillery guns and AA guns. Shots of various ships moving in formation. Shot of a soldier moving artillery shells. Shot of a several fighter planes flying in formation.

14. 'Victory Parade' (10/02/1946, English)

Shots of the 8 June 1946 British victory parade in London.

15. 'The world at war including women and children' (02/03/1942, English)

Shots of the first evacuees from Malaya arriving in Britain. Shot of a landscape as a plume of smoke rises in the distance. Various shots of various items and equipment that use tin in its production. Shots of the coast of Cornwall. Shots of a tin mine in Cornwall and the entire tin mining and production process. Shots of an air attack on a British naval convoy.

16. '"Canopus" leaves Rochdale for the East' (26/10/1936, English)

Shots of the construction process of the flying boat 'Canopus' in Rochester. Shots of the 'Canopus' in the water then taking off. Shot of men going to a factory. Shot of Lord William Norris Nuffield. Shots of unused machinery in a factory.

17. 'Return to Singapore' (24/09/1945, English)

Shots of British Naval convoy heading towards Singapore. Shot of nurses posing for the camera. Shots of Admiral Holland onboard the H.M.S. Sussex receiving the Japanese advance surrender delegation. Shots of the surrender being signed. Shots of Allied troops landing on two islands off Singapore. Shots of the 5th Indian Division boarding landing boats and arriving in Singapore. Shots of a deserted Singapore city as Japanese sentries stand on guard. Shot of Japanese troops clearing barricades and a general view of Singapore. Shots of Allied troops marching and cheering people waving at Allied vehicles driving through the streets. Shots of the local people in Singapore cheering and waving. Shots of surrendered Japanese troops watching Allied troops march past.

Shots of a Prisoner-of-War camp in Singapore being liberated+. Shots of former prisoners cheering and being given cigarettes. Shots of starved skeleton-like P.O.W.s (Prisoners of War). Shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten¿s arrival by plane to Singapore. Shots of the Japanese official surrender ceremony to the British in Singapore on 12 September 1945. Excerpt of Lord Louis Mountbatten's speech during the surrender ceremony. Lord Louis Mountbatten gives a speech on the steps of City Hall to the crowd as the Union Jack is hoisted.

18. 'Singapore: Fiftieth anniversary' (01/01/1942)

General shot of Singapore. Various shots of goods on the docks of Singapore. Shots of lines of military vehicles and artillery guns. Shots of military planes. Shots of military vehicles moving down roads and flooded regions. Shots of Japanese civilians being escorted onto a liner. Shots of women and children registering for evacuation and boarding a ship. Shots of Japanese bombers flying overhead and explosions on the ground. Shot of a plume of smoke in the distance. Various shots of buildings on fire as firemen attempt to put out the flames. Shots of firemen trying to extinguish burning car. More shots of fire and smoke. Shots of buildings damaged and destroyed by bombing. Shots of people clearing the rubble and a person is carried by stretcher out of a damaged shophouse. Shot of a damaged lorry and shots of the damage to the streets, shops and other buildings. General shot of Singapore city and harbour.

19. 'Five Flying Boats leave Pembroke Dock for Singapore' (19/10/1936, English)

Shots of flying boats of the 230 Squadron in Pembroke Dock taking off from the water. Shots of a new Western Co-operation land based plane for the R.A.F. taking off and in the air.  

20. 'More Reinforcements in Singapore' (01/12/1941, English)

Shots of troops arriving by ship to Singapore and disembarking. Shots of a ship arriving in Singapore carrying British subjects, many Indian, from Japan. Shots of the British subjects going through immigration paperwork. Various shots of Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu in America. Shot of soldiers standing at attention. Shots of a line of planes and R.A.F. (Royal Air Force) pilots recruited by the Empire Air-training Scheme standing ready for inspection by the Governor of the Malay States Sir Shenton Thomas and Air Marshal Pullman. Shots of Brewster Buffalo aircraft flown by the British and Australian pilots of Malaya in action. Shots of soldiers in training crossing a plantation and preparing foldable and inflatable boats to cross a river. Shots of soldiers preparing a mobile footbridge for a river crossing. More shots of soldiers crawling through the grass and using a camouflage net. Shots of the Brewster Buffalo planes in the air.

21. 'The world at war- The Far East front' (09/02/1942, English)

Various shots of the streets and docks of Rangoon. Various shots of the damage caused by the Japanese aerial bombing of Rangoon. Shots of the wreck of a crashed Japanese military plane. Shots of a train load of evacuees returning to Rangoon. Governor of Burma Sir Reginald Dorman Smith and the Burmese Prime Minister speak to the returning evacuees. Shots of homeless local people lining up for food. Shots of Air Raid Precautions (ARP) wardens on the streets of Burma. Close up shot of poster that says 'Rangoon must not burn. Join the A.F.S.' Shots of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) in Burma checking a plane and playing catch football before running to their planes. Shots of firefighters trying to put out a burning car in Kuala Lumpur. Shot of Japanese bombers in the air. Various shots of local people coming out of bomb shelters. Shot of a crowded ship in Singapore. Shots of trucks going down a road, a plane in the air and a AA gun. Shot of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor. Shot of General Wavell inspecting troops, putting on a parachute and boarding an aeroplane.

22. 'The world at war- The Far East front' (22/12/1941, English)

Close up map of the Pacific Ocean. Close up map indicating Hong Kong. Various shots of the Hong Kong landscape. Shot of a barbed wire fence. Shots of the Japanese and British frontier posts along the border. Shots of the local people involved in everyday activities such as farming. Shot of steel girders set on a road. Shot of a Japanese supply train. Various shots of Japanese troops behind barbed wire and on a bridge. Shots of soldiers standing and on a truck. Shots of the breaking news of the attack on Honolulu shown in New York. Shot of Franklin Roosevelt speaking on the Japanese attack on Wake Island. Shot of the Thai army marching down a road. Map of East Asia indicating the Burma Road. Shot of trucks on a road. Shots of bombers in the air, the inside of a bomber and the dropping of bombs. Aerial shot of an explosion on the ground below. Various shots of Chinese troops and Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. Shots of the 'Asama Maru' and Japanese nationals being searched before they are allowed to board. Various shots of local soldiers moving through the jungle. Shots of explosions in the night.

23. 'Britain's defences in Singapore' (01/04/1940, English)

Various shots of British planes flying in formation over Singapore. Shots of local people operating AA guns, aiming and reloading them. Shots of British planes demonstrating aerial torpedo runs.

24. 'Standing guard at Singapore' (16/10/1941, English)

Shot of Singapore city. Shot of a clipper in the sky. Shot of Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham. Shot of Minister of State Duff Cooper and his wife, Lady Diana Duff Cooper. Shot of a clipper in the water. Shots of the presentation of victory banners to the General Officer Commanding and the Air Officer Commanding of the Malaya states by members of the committee for China relief. Shots of soldiers standing beside Bren gun carriers being inspected by Brooke-Popham. Shots of the light tanks moving off. Shot of troops getting off the Bren gun carriers. Shot of Singapore harbour. Various shots of Singapore streets. Various shots of Chinese shop signs. Shots of statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at City Hall. Shot of Singapore landscape. Shots of Indian soldiers using a AA gun and a mobile rangefinder. Shots of local troops taking out a mobile artillery gun and preparing it for use. Shots of a large artillery gun.

25. 'Awards for Malayan Guerilla' (07/03/1946, English)

Shots of a ceremony during which Supreme Allied Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten pays tribute to Chinese and Malay guerrilla fighters during the Japanese Occupation. Excerpt of Lord Louis Mountbatten¿s speech. Shots of Japanese prisoners in Hong Kong lining up for identification by Chinese locals for past atrocities. Shots of a Japanese wartime criminal being brought to the mass grave of his victims. Shot of a man being escorted into a prison and the prison gates being closed behind them.

26. 'Brooke-Popham' (10/11/1941, English)

Shots of a ship carrying troops coming into harbour and the troops disembarking. Shots of Indian troops disembarking from another ship. Shots of Indian troops training with mortars. Shots of Sir Robert Brooke Popham watching armoured vehicles engaged in an exercise.

27. 'Malaya stands by' (04/12/1941, English)

Shots of men manning AA guns as planes fly overhead and smoke rises in the distance.

28. 'News from the far east' (22/10/1945, English)

Aerial shot of Seoul, Korea. Shots of the Japanese flag flying on a mast being lowered. Shots of local people applauding. Shot of the US flag being raised. Aerial shot of Hong Kong. Shots of Japanese prisoners of war (P.O.W.s) lined up. Shot of Japanese soldiers being supervised by Indian troops as they work. Shots of Japanese P.O.W.s cleaning up roads and ditches in Singapore. Shots of a large rally in Java. Shots of Batavian police. Shots of the Indonesian University and its students. Shots of a textile mill. Shots of the administrative buildings of Java. Shots of a meeting of the municipal leaders. Shots of the Residency in Java. Shot of Major Grey at a meeting. Shots of Dr Soekarno with his cabinet. Shots of Indonesian people cheering the retaking of the railway system. Shots of a parade of people waving the new Indonesian flags.