Singapore and burning tanks

Accession Number F01171
Collection type Film
Measurement 2 min 47 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Bagnall, Frank N
Place made Malaya: Johore, Muar Area, Bakri, Singapore
Date made January 1942
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Source credit to This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Description

Singapore firemen fighting fires caused by Japanese bombing raid. Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks knocked out by Australian anti tank gunners of the 2/4th Anti-Tank Regiment at a road block at Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road. Australians manning machine gun carriers. Australian artillerymen firing onto Japanese lines with 25 pounders.

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