In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Major-General George Symes presents a Japanese sword to the men of HMS Jamaica.

Symes inspects men of HMS Jamaica. He speaks to a rating; the patch of 12th Army can be seen on his arm. He inspects a detachment of the ship's Royal Marines. Symes stands on a saluting base for a march past. He salutes the passing sailors and marines. The band passes. The parade salutes before the presentation. Lieutenant-Commander M F Renshaw's escort present arms. Renshaw sheaths his sword, receives the Japanese sword from Symes, and they shake hands. He returns to his place and salutes with his sword. Symes departs by car.

Notes

HMS Jamaica was a Crown Colony Class cruiser and had fought at the Battle of North Cape in December 1943. Amongst the other vessels present at that battle was HMS Belfast, now a museum ship and branch of the Imperial War Museum. Jamaica also served at the Battle of the Barents Sea, against the Tirpitz during Operation Tungsten, in the Korean War, and at Suez in 1956.

Major-General Symes was the commander of South Burma District and thus had responsibility for Rangoon. For corresponding stills held by the Imperial War Museum's Photograph Archive, see related items.