Lieutenant-General Raymond Wheeler US Army, is invested as an honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE), while Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten receives the American Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) at South East Asia Command (SEAC) headquarters.

Group of senior officers taking position on parade. Colour party of two flagbearers (United States flag and flag of the Supreme Allied Commander) and two escorts; the (American) escorts present arms. Mountbatten and Wheeler inspecting guard of honour. Conductor strikes up the band as the guard (Royal Marines?) present arms. A series of officers salute and shake hands with Mountbatten and Wheeler. Mountbatten and Wheeler striding past a parade of officers. An American officer reads the citation for Mountbatten's DSM. Mountbatten receives his medal. Mountbatten and Wheeler together. Party at the salute with reverse angle. View looking towards Mountbatten over heads of officers on parade. Wheeler and Mountbatten receiving salutes and handshakes. Mountbatten arriving. Party of officers at the salute. Wheeler receiving his KBE. Officer party marching off.

Notes

Wheeler was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander to Lord Louis Mountbatten from February 1944, having previously served as Chief Administrative Officer at SEAC.

Dopesheet does not specify if the location is SEAC's wartime HQ in Kandy, Sri Lanka, or Singapore. Additional coverage by American cameramen at JFU 336 - see related items.