American forces liberate South Korea

Australian troops captured at Singapore in 1942 and liberated in Korea by Allied forces after Japanese capitulation. Film commences with aerial shots of Korean landscape, moves to a panning shot of four smiling Australian soldiers, newly liberated, and further shots of American and Australian troops at ease. Brief shot of a hand-painted sign hung from a house : "Welcome the USA army!" Shots of American troops entering city of Keijo (now Seoul); Korean crowd scenes; allied troops smiling and waving to the camera; close up of an article in an English language newspaper, about the liberation of POW's; scenes of Australian troops wearing "pilgrim" hats; crowd scenes; another poster welcoming allied troops; allied troops visit a temple; Shots of American troops entering city of Keijo (now Seoul); Korean crowd scenes. The surrender ceremony, in which are seen: American Major General J R Hodge and Admiral T C Kinkaid, signing for Allies. Japanese Governor General of Korea, Nobiuki Abe, former Premier of Japan, Yoshio Sozuki, Japanese Army Commander and Gisaburo Yamagughi, Japanese Naval Officer Commanding Japanese Naval forces in Korea, sign for Japan. Identified POW's: WX10962 Cpl J Homewood, 4 Reserve Motor Transport Company; WX10962 Pte P. Healy, 4 RMT Coy; WX10981 Pte. T. Healy, 4 RMT Coy.; Staff Sgt. E.F. Read, 2/3rd Motor Ambulance Convoy; VX51601 Pte. F.H Smale 4 RMT Coy; VX33167 Pte. T.M. Whiteside, 27th Composite Bde Coy AASC; NX70339 Captain Herb Gerard, 8th Aust Division HQ; NX65515 Lieutenant H.W. Fraser; Len Bardsell Department of Information Correspondent.