Ships anchored at a harbor in Singapore during World War II. A Junk sails in Singapore. View of Istana (Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823). People walk in the streets of the Japanese-occupied city. View of a Muslim Mosque and Hindu temple in Singapore.
Remembering the battlegrounds of Singapore (Syonan Island) in World War II. Fields, mountains and collapsed structures after the Fall of Singapore. A man pays respect by putting flowers on grave. Soldiers salute. Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi visits island near Singapore and pays respects to soldiers who fell in battle there.
Japanese troops surrender to British forces in Singapore at the end of World War II. A view of the England naval base in Singapore. The Japanese troops at the base. A Japanese guard with a bayonet. Japanese troops putting barricade away. A view of the city. The British troops disembark a ship. The troops with guns on their shoulders walk on the port. Singaporean civilians greet British troops on trucks. Starved British prisoners cheering from behind a fence. A prisoner smokes. The prisoners light each other’s cigarettes. The Singapore prisoners at the Japanese prison camp. Several views of the prisoners showing emaciation under Japanese captivity. Emaciated British prisoners of war only wearing white fundoshi or Japanese undergarments. British General Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives for a meeting. Japanese delegation lead by General Seishiro Itagaki enters a hall for the meeting. The Japanese delegates and British officials in a hall for the meeting. Mountbatten investigates the surrender document. Itakaki signs the surrender document. People seated during the meeting. The British troops stand in formation in the background. The British flag is raised. (World War II period).
USS Wakefield hit by Japanese airplanes in Singapore during World War II. Scenes from January 29, 1942 : A harbor in Singapore. USS Wakefield in the harbor. Japanese airplanes in formation flight attack the harbor. Troops disembark from the ship as the airplanes drop bombs. Damaged medical facility of the ship due to the attack. Injured Americans. Coffins of American soldiers or sailors on deck of ship, draped in U.S. flags.
Film 'Wonders of the World' shows Singaporean boaters rowing boats in Singapore. Number of boats docked at harbor. Bus, cars and bicycles on street. Singaporean traffic police man gives hand signals as he directs traffic. A long, horizontal plank is attached to the policeman’s back. Worker cuts tree bark for rubber which is collected in a small container.
Damage due to Japanese attack on Singapore during World War II. An aerial view of the city. Wrecked equipment and vehicle in the city due to the bombarding. Rubbled houses and buildings. People and soldiers gather on the streets. They throw water on the burning houses and buildings with the help of hoses.