Interned Japanese civilians and troops are put to work in Singapore, now reoccupied by the Allies.

Various views of Japanese civil internees at work turning over a heap of rubbish with forks. Internees at rest with close-ups. Sorting litter by hand. Loading a bundle onto a lorry. Lorry moves off. Medium close-ups of internees. Sign reading 'Japanese Civilian Camp - General Office'. Internees at work. Japanese troops push a wooden cart out of a shed. A large crate (apparently containing aircraft fuel tanks) is loaded onto it and the cart is hauled away. Other Japanese troops carry large sheets of highly polished (and brightly reflective) metal on poles.

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For other film of Japanese internees being put to work, see related items.

The loss of Singapore in 1942 delivered an incalculable blow to British imperial prestige, and so there was a political necessity to humiliate surrendered Japanese personnel in public with menial work such as this.