2/43 Battalion AIF Borneo 1945

Opens with a close up of a sign show the word Beaufort written in English and Chinese. An Australian soldier walks up to a woman with a child both carrying open umbrellas and points to the camera. Another Australian walks away from the camera. Close up of an Australian soldiers face. Close up of another soldier sitting in front of a jeep holding a monkey. Close up of another soldier holding a monkey. Railway siding showing rail coaches of the 2/43rd Battalion's Educational and Vocational Training Centre with VX107920 Lieutenant Thomas Sharp Butterworth walking towards the camera. Lieutenant Butterworth was the Centre's class instructor. Pan along Australian war graves. Close up of crosses SX31375 G E Bradley, NX101625 L W Archer and WX13484 G D Davidson all killed in action on 27 June 1945. Australian soldier looking at camera walking away from camera to another soldier sitting in a jeep. Soldier gets into the jeep. Group of women walking holding umbrellas. Young boys. More children walking. Two young boys fighting on the ground. Australian soldiers get them to make up by shaking hand. Soldier walks to camera raising two fingers. Soldier wearing a beret. Children holding umbrellas. Soldier wearing beret hands on hips. Soldier with a pet monkey. Young girls under umbrellas. Australian soldier walks up to the 2/43rd Quarter Master and Regimental Quarter Master Store then walks straight towards the camera for a big close up. Truck partially backed onto a Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) moored on the bank of the Padas River. View of the other bank of the Padas River. Local adults with children. Ferry approaching the bank transporting local men. Close up of soldier with a beret. Chinese women. Australian soldiers standing around. Australian Lieutenant looking at the camera. Auster ( No 27) liaison aircraft takes off from airstrip. On 17 September 1945 Major General Akashi Commanding Japanese forces in the Tenom-Keningau area surrendered to VX133 Brigadier Selwyn Havelock Watson Porter DSO ED commanding the 24th Brigade AIF. Shows Australian soldiers armed with Owen guns walking up stairs escorting Japanese Major General Akashi and other Japanese officers. An Australian Lieutenant Colonel wearing glasses and moustache walking up stairs Australian officers and US Captain walking up stairs. Lieutenant Colonel looking at the camera. Close up of the instrument of surrender. Japanese surrender party enter the Officers Club where the surrender will take place. Major General Akashi handing over his sword to Brigadier Porter. Japanese group leave the building. Close up of young woman. Close up young man and woman. Two young women standing in front of Australian Lieutenant. Sign out side of local store 'Out of bounds to all ranks'. Local food sellers. Pan of town buildings. Australian soldier squatting. Ferry approaching bank carrying Japanese Prisoner of war work party. Japanese POWs leaving ferry climb up the bank flanked by Australian soldiers. An exhausted Japanese POW carrying large pack falls and his lifted up by Australians.