The Dragoons Set Off for Singapore

The Dragoons Set Off for Singapore

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Details

Location

Omagh

Year

1965

Date

Production 26/01/1965

Length

44sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Lt Gen Anderson inspects the Dragoon Guards at Lisanelly Camp in Omagh before they set off to Singapore for a tour of duty.  

Notes

Singapore was a British colony from 1824 to 1963 when it merged with Malaysia. During WWII and the Battle of Singapore, the Japanese seized control of the state. After the destruction and death caused by this battle, Singapore’s connection with Britian weakened and independence was grated in 1963. Singapore joined with Malaysia for a while but it became independent as the Republic of Singapore on 9 August 1965. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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