The parade swinging by on the road between the Municipal Buildings and the Padang in Singapore, 25 September 1945.
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Category Archives: Singapore
Singapore (7)
Led by the cruiser’s Royal Marine band, men of HMS JAMAICA march through the streets of Singapore in 1945.
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Singapore (6)
Liberation and Repatriation August – September 1945: The Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten inspects the naval guard of honour outside the Municipal Building, Singapore, prior to the surrender ceremony held there.
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Singapore (5)
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, leads in three cheers for the King during the Victory Parade in Singapore that followed the signing of the formal surrender of all Japanese southern armies.
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Singapore (4)
Admiral Mountbatten and Me at the salute as the National Anthem was played, during Japan’s surrrender day at Singapore 12 September 1945.
Then image: © IWM (A 30485)
Now image: www.nowstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel / Grace E. Kailuhu
Singapore (3)
Sunderland flying boats of the Royal Air Force fly past during the inspection
of British forces by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten outside the
Municipal Buildings in Singapore.
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Singapore (2)
Japan’s surrender day at Singapore, 12 September 1945. The signing took place in the municipal building after inspected by the guard of honour supplied by the 5th indian division.
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Singapore (1)
Admiral Mountbatten at the salute as the National Anthem was played, during Japan’s surrrender day at Singapore 12 September 1945.
Then image: © IWM (A 30485)
Now image: www.nowstalgia.eu / Cor Sleutel