In Singapore an Armistice Day parade is held for the first time since the end of the Japanese occupation.

Views of civilians and troops observing the two minutes silence. View of the Cenotaph obscured by trees. Paratroopers of 5th Parachute Brigade at attention. Waiting dignitaries and senior officers. Deputy Chief Civil Affairs Officer Brigadier A T Newboult, wearing a kilt, lays a wreath (he is slightly obscured by a tree). Paras march off. Wreaths on the Cenotaph; the steps are inscribed with the years from 1914-1918. Servicemen look at the wreaths.

Notes

The Cenotaph in Singapore was built in memory of the 124 Singaporean soldiers who died during the First World War. It was unveiled in March 1922 by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during a royal tour of Asia on which he was accompanied by a 21-year old Louis Mountbatten. In 1945 Mountbatten, as Supreme Allied Commander (South East Asia Command), would accept the Japanese surrender at the nearby Municipal Hall.

Dopesheet for JFU 433 also names a Brigadier J A E Ralston, commander No.2 Area Singapore, Admiral Morse, Flag Officer Malaya, and an Air Commodore J M Cohu, commanding RAF bases.

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