Field Marshal Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), arrives in Singapore for a tour of inspection.

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, walks towards Brooke and salutes him before shaking his hand. Brooke is introduced to senior officers. Guard of honour presents arms; Brooke salutes. RAF Regiment guard of honour under the command of Squadron Leader H Sullivan. Brooke inspects a naval guard of honour (from HMS Howe and commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Hill-Norton and Lieutenant Hampton), an Army guard from 12th Parachute Battalion, commanded by Major Freeguard, and the RAF Regiment. RAF guard with band playing. Brooke inspects the band. Brooke salutes a march past of the guard. Brooke saluting. Band passing.

Notes

Field Marshal Brooke, as CIGS since the dark days of December 1941, was an enormously influential figure at the heart of British strategic decision-making. His statue now stands on Whitehall outside the Ministry of Defence flanked by Montgomery and Slim, two commanders he brought to prominence.

Senior officers are probably Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey (commander of Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA)), Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park (Allied Air Commander-in-Chief), Air Commodore Cohu (commander RAF bases Singapore), the naval chief of staff, and Brigadier McKerren, head of the British Military Administration (Malaya).