| Place | Asia: Singapore |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 116245 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SINGAPORE. 1945-09-12. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH EAST ASIA ...
Description
SINGAPORE. 1945-09-12. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND (SEAC), ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN THE AREA DURING A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL BUILDING, SINGAPORE. IN THE ABSENCE OF FIELD MARSHAL COUNT TERAUCHI, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE SOUTHERN REGIONS, THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER WAS SIGNED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) S. ITAGAKI. SHOWN, LORD MOUNTBATTEN (3), AFTER THE SURRENDER CEREMONY, READING THE ORDER OF THE DAY TO THE PARADE OF ALLIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE PADANG IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR J. POWER, ROYAL NAVY, COMMANDER IN CHIEF EAST INDIES STATION (1); GENERAL SIR WILLIAM J. SLIM, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 14TH ARMY (2); LT GEN WHEELER, UNITED STATES ARMY, DEPUTY SUPREME COMMANDER, SEAC (4); AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK, ROYAL AIR FORCE, AIR OFFICER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF MIDDLE EAST (5).