Singapore

Series

Series Name

World Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

235

Date Released

5 Nov 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Far East - The Aftermath
2. 2Hainan
3. 3Singapore
4. 4Southampton
5. 5Liverpool
6. 6Singapore

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Japanese guards remove the prison barricades. The skeleton-like prisoners scramble for cigarettes. Allied troops enter Singapore and are joyfully welcomed by the people. Publication of the first edition of the English newspapers "Straits Times". People watch the Japanese who are made to clear up the rubble. Lord and Lady Mountbatten see the inside of a prison camp and meet former prisoners. The men who are fit enough stage a parade for Lord Louis.

Keywords

Royalty; Mass media; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military

Credits:

Commentator

John Redway

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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