Singapore Governor Presents War Honours (1914-1918)

Singapore Governor [Sir Arthur Henderson Young] Presents War Honours (in Singapore). Troops march past on field. Troops with colours / flags stand at attention. Pan across lines of soldiers on field. Singapore Governor, in white uniform with plumed helmet, presents medals to soldiers, pinning them on each man’s tunic while a photographer takes pictures. Several other officials in white uniforms chat. Spectators seen in background, sitting or standing in two-storey open-fronted wooden building. Governor takes salute during march past. Officials and their wives walk across the parade ground. Good for showing colonial fashions of the day. Several officers walk across field. Group of intertitles (in negative?) run together: ’The Presentation of War Honours By His Excellency the Governor. Departure of HE The Governor from Government House. Troops enter the Padang and line up. His Excellency arrives on the Padang [upside down]. His Excellency is greeted by HE Admiral Yoshida. His Excellency The G