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Silent moving images unless stated.

1. 'Singapore's Aerial Defense'

Shot of a fighter plane's propeller starting up. Shot of a line of fighter planes with their propellers running. Shot of a pilot in the cockpit of one of the fighter planes. Shot of the planes taking off. Various shots of the planes involved in manoeuvres.  

2. 'Singapore Reinforcements'

Shots of a Japanese ship. Shots of another ship carrying Caucasian soldiers waving from the decks. Shot of Chinese dock coolies tying a rope from a ship to a bollard. Various shots of Caucasian troops waving. Shot of a truck tied to the deck of a ship. Shot of the troops playing cards. Shot of the troops standing on an unlowered lifeboat on the ship and waving. Various shots of the troops on the ship as they begin to disembark. Shot of the troops getting onto a bus.

3. 'Singapore Bombed' (English)

Various shots of people looking over the damage caused by aerial bombing in Raffles Square. Shots of people clearing the damage cause by the bombing. Shots of the bombing damage to shophouses. Shots of men carrying out a stretcher holding a casualty via the second floor window of a shophouse. More shots of the damage to the city and the people clearing the damage. Shots of Japanese citizens brought to a police station. Shots of the Japanese citizens being escorted onto a ship to be deported. Shot of a train arriving.

Shots of bombing damage to shops and streets in Singapore. Shots of the people looking on at the damage and clearing the debris. Shot of the Chartered Bank and the bombing damage to it. Shot of people looking over a bomb crater in the street. Shots of the damage caused to a store front of Robinson's departmental store. More shots of people clearing the debris on the streets. Shots of bombed shophouses and people clearing the debris around them. Shots of people carrying out casualties on stretchers from the second floor window of a shophouse. More shots of bombed shophouses. Shots of Japanese nationals being escorted onto buses. Shot of local policemen. Shot of a policeman standing beside the sign 'Beach Road Police Station' where Japanese nationals can be seen through the window inside. Shots of Japanese nationals inside the police station. Shots of policeman guarding the buses carrying Japanese nationals. Shots of Japanese nationals on a dock being escorted aboard a waiting ship.

4. 'Malaya Evacutees & Troops'

Shot of a military truck dragging an artillery gun moving down a flooded road. Shots of soldiers wading through the floodwater and attempting to push a car through the flooded region. Shot of four soldiers standing barefoot beside the water. Shot of local people pushing their bicycles through the floodwater. Shots of a soldier pushing a motorcycle to a dry area and a few soldiers gathered to talk. Shot of a road with a guard house in the distance. Shots of local troops running across a road in a plantation. Shots of local troops cutting branches with their parangs. Shots of soldiers covering a vehicle with camouflage netting. Shots of an unidentified military officer pointing with his cane. Shots of military vehicles moving down a road. Shot of two portraits of unidentified generals, one of which looks like US General George Patton. The portrait of Patton is hit by a rock and falls. Shots of abandoned buildings in an unidentified town damaged by bombing. Shot of a tank going past. Shot of a car being pushed through a gate in the road next to a guard house. Shots of the Indian soldiers manning the guarded road pass. Shot of an Indian soldier standing beside a sign that reads 'State of Perak, Federated Malay States. Stop here for Customs and Passport Examination.' Shots of soldiers standing along a road with a sign that reads 'Thailand.' Shot of soldiers running through a plantation. Shots of military trucks moving down a road. Shot from a truck showing local villagers standing outside their houses watching as the truck goes through their village. Shot of a train pulling into a station. Various shots of Caucasian women and children from the train being offered food and drink at the station. Shots of Caucasian soldiers coming onto the train station platform.

Title 'The War in the Pacific'. Shots of British evacuees, consisting of women and children, standing on a train platform being offered food and refreshments. Shot of British troops riding bicycles down a bridge. Shot of a military truck dragging an artillery gun moving down a flooded road. Shots of a Japanese plane being shot at by Anti-Aircraft fire and crashing. Shots of British soldiers mining a bridge to blow it up. Various shots of facilities burnt and destroyed by retreating British forces. Shots of reinforcement troops and military vehicles on a dock. Shots of artillery guns being moved and placed on the dock.

5. 'The Fight for Singapore'

Various shots of military vehicles moving through flooded roads. Various shots of British soldiers wading through the flood waters and sharing a light for a smoke. Shots of British soldiers pushing a car through the flood water and local people pushing their bicycles through the flood water. Shots of British troops in a plantation laughing and joking. Shots of women and children getting refreshments (appears to be linked to evacuation of British civilians from Malaya.)

6. 'British Evacuate Malaya to Singapore'

Various landscape shots of the hills and jungles of Malaya. Shot of trucks moving along a road. Shot of an armoured car moving down a road. Brief shot of a number of row boats crossing a river, then shot of a map of Malaya indicating Penang and Ipoh. Shots of a crowd of people on a railway platform. Shot of a local loading a box onto a truck. Shot of a fighter plane in the air with a plume of smoke rising in the distance. Shot of the remains of a destroyed building. Shot of a plume of smoke rising over the horizon. Shot of a map of Johore indicating Singapore. Shot of the Singapore skyline.

7. 'British Evacuate Malaya to Singapore'

Shots of goods being loaded onto a ship. Shot of sunrise over the Malayan jungle. Shots of soldiers standing guard over the Thai-Malaya border. Shot of armoured vehicles going past a mosque. Shots of military vehicles moving down a road. Shot of Bren gun carrier moving through a plantation. Shot of Indian troops standing at attention. Shot of Malay troops standing at attention. Close up shot of an officer. Shot of a Malay man smiling as he pares down a branch with a knife. Close up shot of Indian soldiers. Shots of soldiers giving a dog a bath. Various shots of military trucks moving down roads carrying soldiers. Shot of Indian soldiers marching. Shot of British troops boarding a train. Shots of Indian soldiers carrying foldable boats. Shots of British soldiers doing a river crossing on foldable boats. Shot of a map of Malaya indicating Penang. Shots of a dead Japanese pilot lying on the ground.

8. 'Singapore Raid and Evacuees'

Map of Johore and Singapore. Shot of a row of trucks moving off. Shots of a row of Brewster Buffalo planes. Aerial shots of Brewster Buffalo planes in the air. Shots of Singapore streets near Chinatown.

9. 'Malaya houses burn after Raid'

Shot of Singapore skyline with smoke rising in the distance. Various shots of houses burning as firefighters trying to put out the fires. Shot of a group of ducks walking on the ground. Shots of Caucasian women and children gathered at the docks and boarding a passenger ship as some men watch on.

10. 'Singapore Evacuees'

Shots of Chinese people marching and carrying banners. Shots of firefighters trying to put out a burning house. Shot of a burnt out house. More shots of houses on fire. More shots of firefighers trying to put out the flames. Shots of Caucasian women and children gathered at the docks and boarding a passenger ship as some men watch on. Shot of Singapore skyline with smoke rising in the distance. Various shots of houses burning as firefighters trying to put out the fires. Shot of a group of ducks walking on the ground. More shots of firefighers trying to put out the flames.

11. 'Fall of Singapore Miscellaneous shots'

Various shots of two senior British officers walking around a park while being filmed and photographed. Shots of rickshaws being pulled through Singapore streets. Shots of a mobile artillery gun under a camouflage net being moved and loaded. Shots of British troops cleaning and oiling a mortar. Shots of Singapore skyline with smoke rising in the distance. Shots of a burning shophouse and firefighters trying to extinguish the flames. Shot of a Caucasian soldier shaving. Shots of a number of tanks on fire. Close up shot of the bullet holes in the armour of a tank. More shots of the burning tanks. Shots of British troops manning what appears to be a mobile artillery gun a distance away from the burning tanks. Shot of firefighters in action. Shot of a large plume of smoke behind a building. Landscape shots of a town with smoke rising in the distance. Various shots of British troops firing a mobile artillery gun. Shots of British troops firing an artillery gun under a camouflage net.

12. 'Japanese surrender at Singapore' (Unidentified foreign language)

Shots of the local people of Singapore cheering on the roadside as military trucks roll past. Various shots of emaciated P.O.Ws at a prison camp. Shots of P.O.Ws rushing to get cigarettes offered by the liberating Allied forces. Shot of freed P.O.Ws cheering. Shots of the official surrender ceremony where Lord Louis Mountbatten accepts the formal surrender of the Japanese in City Hall. Shot of the crowd of people outside City Hall. Shots of the Japanese surrender delegation stepping out of City Hall, escorted by Indian and British soldiers and officers.

Inter-title: Return to Singapore. Inter-title: Japanese Surrender is signed and cheers greet the liberators. 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 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.

Shot of some P.O.W.s. Shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten's arrival by plane to Singapore. Shot of the local people. Shot of the Japanese surrender delegation marching outside City Hall while under escort. Excerpt of Lord Louis Mountbatten¿s speech during the surrender ceremony. Shots of P.O.W.s. Shots of the Allied fleet. Shot of a landing boat. Shots of a deserted Singapore city. Shot of Japanese troops clearing barricades. Landscape view of Singapore. Shots of soldiers and nurses. Shots of the official surrender ceremony in City Hall. Shot of the Japanese surrender delegation climbing the steps to City Hall. Shot of French troops marching on a dock. Shot of Lord Louis Mountbatten arriving at City Hall on a car. Shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten inspecting the guard of honour. Shot of Lord Louis Mountbatten entering the chamber where the surrender is to be signed. Excerpt of Lord Louis Mountbatten¿s speech during the surrender ceremony. Shot of Lord Louis Mountbatten coming out of City Hall. Shots of the Union Jack being hoisted on the Padang.

13. 'Japanese crisis grows, Britain Girds Singapore Defense' (English)

Shots of the Japanese Ambassador and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu meeting officials at the State Department in Washington D.C. Landscape shot of Singapore. Shots of troops disembarking from a docked ship. Shots of General Brooke Popham. Shot of a pontoon bridge over a river. Shots of troops running through the jungle and crossing the pontoon bridge. Shot of troops cutting their way through the jungle and training with a makeshift barricade. Shot of troops preparing a large artillery cannon for firing. Shot of the artillery cannon firing.

14. 'Jap Surrender in Rain Malaya' (English)

Shots of Japanese troops and officers surrendering their swords to the Allied forces on a muddy field. Shots of the Japanese troops saluting as they march.

15. 'Jap Prisoners on Island Near Singapore' (English)

Shots of ships anchored in the water. Shots of the island of Rampang where the Japanese prisoners are interred. Shots of large groups of Japanese soldiers boarding boats to travel to Rampang. Shots of the Japanese troops crowded together on the boats. Shots of Japanese soldiers standing on a makeshift pier saluting an arriving boat. Shots of the interred Japanese troops at work building their own prison camp.

16. 'Black Market in Singapore' (English)

Various shots of a busy street in Singapore, with a focus on two female Caucasians in uniform on a tricycle. Shots of a lantern maker at work and a vendor selling bananas. Shots of various storefront displays. Shots of the two Caucasian women window-shopping. Landscape shot of the Singapore skyline.

17. 'Malaya Rubber' (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.

18. 'Far East Outlook (Burma & Batavia)'

Shot of a plane on an airfield with 'Netherlands Government' written on its side. Shots of an unidentified man in a military uniform coming out of the plane and being greeted by a welcoming party. Shots of a large number of people climbing a long flight of stairs up a hill. Shots of a large gathering of people for what looks like to be a rally. Shot of crowds along the roadside waving small flags as a motorcade goes past. Shots appear to be taken in Burma or Thailand. An unidentified man gets off the car and is saluted as he walks onto a podium, accompanied by a Caucasian man in a full dress military officer¿s uniform. Shots of a marching band and various army units marching past. Shots of the two man walking away while talking.

19. 'Malayan Guerrillas Jap War Criminals' (English)

Various shots of Malayan and Chinese guerrilla fighters parading in an award ceremony in Singapore. Excerpt of Lord Mountbatten's speech. Shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten presenting awards to local guerrilla fighters. Shots of Japanese troops lining up for an identity parade by Chinese locals in Hong Kong. Shots of a Japanese war criminal Lieutenant Colonel Kogi being brought to the mass grave of his victims in Hong Kong. Shot of a prison gate closing.