... and Indian troops marching. A group of Japanese prisoners of war is guarded by a number of Indian troops. Waving civilians at ... 1945 including views of warships, liberated Allied prisoners of war and welcoming crowds.

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Singapore had been ...

... had not been a belligerent during the war, it had been Japanese-occupied and ... transport network heavily bombed during the war in order to hamper Japanese logistics. With ... accumulated a surplus of rice during the war.

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... can be seen in Australian photographs, held by the Australian War Memorial, referenced below. According to the Australian War ... .

This operation is covered in stills held by the Imperial War Museum's Photograph Archive. See related items.

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... and Kimmins.

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During the war Thailand's status as regards the opposing ... the Japanese occupation. After the war the Allies' interest in Thailand was primarily concerned with recovering prisoners of war and disarming and repatriating the ...

... J G Buchanan of RAF 110 Squadron, failed to return after a Mosquito sortie over Rangoon on 2 May 1945. They are buried in adjacent plots in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Rangoon War Cemetery. Sergeant Stanley Goozee survived the war.

... in Singapore, both British servicemen and Japanese prisoners of war receive medical treatment.

A British nurse escorts a British ... grounds; a lorry arrives and interned Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) unload large crates containing medical supplies. ...

... in action at Meiktila on 24 March 1945 and is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery.

The cameraman of this piece, Flight Lieutenant Sidney ... on 2 May 1945. They are buried in adjacent plots in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Rangoon War Cemetery.

... Armistice Day since the end of the war.

Four senior officers pass camera. ... charged with recovering Allied prisoners of war and internees, disarming and repatriating ... related photographs, held by the Imperial War Museum's Photograph Archive, see related ...

... SECOND WORLD WARGB

A Japanese prisoner of war (POW) is escorted to a POW cage near Imphal by ... the Third Geneva Convention's stipulation in Article 13 that 'Prisoners of war must at all times be protected...against insults and ...

... Assam Rifles' in 1917 following service in the First World War. During the Second World War in Burma the Assam Rifles formed the nucleus of 'V Force', raised to raid Japanese ... in action during the 1962 Sino-Indian War and have been engaged in counter- ...

... at a Japanese airfield in Saigon as recovered Allied prisoners of war are flown out.

Brigadier Taunton inspects a Japanese ... intern Japanese personnel stationed there, recover Allied prisoners of war and internees (as seen in this film) and maintain ...

... Corps patch. Close-up of a local being treated. A Japanese prisoner of war on a stretcher (identifiable by his soft peaked cap) is lifted ... on 2 May 1945. They are buried in adjacent plots in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Rangoon War Cemetery.