For the first time since the end of the war, a parade is mounted in Singapore to mark the King's birthday, and Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of Singapore, takes the salute.

Gimson arrives by car at the padang. He gets into a car for a drive-past inspection of the troops on parade. Inspecting the troops. Out of the car. A furled Royal Standard is hoisted up the flagpole. The standard breaks at the masthead. Gimson. Three cheers for the King. Parade presenting arms. Gimson at the salute. British naval officer at the salute. Gimson leaving the padang. Lieutenant-General Browning, Chief of Staff to Lord Mountbatten, leaving with others. Other officers leaving. Marchpast led by Major-General Cox, commander Singapore District. Sailors of HMS Swiftsure. Sailors of HMS Belfast. Sailors passing the Municipal Building. Spectators. Royal Marines pass. Troops of the Royal Scots and Cameronians pass. Indian troops of 1471 Indian Pioneer Company. British troops (RAF?) passing. Towed 25-pounder field guns pass. A large excavator passes. DUKW ('Duck') amphibians of 436 Company, Royal Army Service Corps pass. More DUKWs; pan to spectators. Military police jeeps. A staff car or limousine passes.

Notes

This occasion was marked across South East Asia Command's sphere of responsibility. For footage of parades held elsewhere in the region, see related items.