Men of the RAF Regiment man gun positions on troopships in the Rangoon River before sailing for Singapore.

RAF Regiment airmen man a 20mm Oerlikon gun. A group of RAF and Army officers study a map. RAF men, along with a sailor, man a 20mm gun. RAF gunners man a 40mm Bofors gun. View of the coastline with trees. A small RAF motor launch (numbered '1608'), possibly a seaplane tender, pulls alongside a jetty. General Mansergh, commander of 5th Indian Division, boards the launch with Wing Commander Pimm.

Notes

General Mansergh spelt 'Manser' and Pimm spelt 'Pym' on dopesheet. A Squadron Leader Lennox also named but he is not apparent.

Photographs of the RAF Regiment manning guns en route to Singapore can be found in the IWM Photograph Archive at the reference below.