Asia 1939-1945

Asia

• Singapore: Why was the fall of Singapore such a shock?
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Documents source files

• Extract from a report on the fall of Singapore 1942
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• Extract from a report by an officer who escaped the fall of Singapore 1942
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• Extracts from a report on the health of prisoners at Changi prisoner of war camp in Singapore July 1942
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Photographic source files

• Australian nurses serving on a hospital ship waiting to land at Singapore October 1941
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• Armoured cars waiting to be issued to troops in Singapore December 1941
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• Photograph of naval defence guns at Singapore being tested, December 1941
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Video source files

• Film clip from a British newsreel called News from Singapore, January 1942
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Worksheets

• Singapore Recording Table (Word Document)