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Description: IWM caption : Royal Engineers prepare to blow up a bridge in Malaya during the British retreat to Singapore. In the background Chinese rickshaws loaded with rice from abandoned government stocks are crossing the bridge. The Allied forces under General Arthur Percival surrendered to General Yamashita in Singapore on 15 February 1942 after a Japanese campaign in Malaya lasting nearly 70 days.
Title: Royal Engineers prepare to blow up a bridge in Malaya
Credit: This is photograph KF 89 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-45)
Author: Palmer Fred (Hon Lt) Post-Work: User:W.wolny
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1971; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1971. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
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License: Public domain
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