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• An Indian Military Policeman, Batavia, 1945

  (art) Made by: Rafty, Tony 1945

  image: a half-length portrait showing an Indian Military Policeman in uniform, turning towards the left.

• Indian Troops attacking Positions in Surabaya, Java, 1945

  (art) Made by: Rafty, Tony 1945

  image: four Indian soldiers in uniform cross a bomb-damaged street holding weapons. In the background a tank is visible and plumes of smoke rise in the distance.

• HMS Hunter: The Sick Bay

  (art) Made by: Hennell, Thomas Barclay 1945

  image: the interior of the sick bay aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hunter. Several men lie in bunk beds suspended from the walls of the cabin by metal chains, with one man lying in a metal framed bed in the centre of the cabin. Another...

• Shell-handling Room : 'A' Gun Turret, "HMS Anson"

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945

  image: a view inside a gun turret with a sailor in the foreground, next to two large, loaded shells. A sailor in the background appears to be adjusting the settings of some of the machinery.

• The Nanking Road, Shanghai : Royal Marines marching in China's Victory Celebrations, October 1945

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945-10-01

  image: in the foreground civilians watch as Allied sailors march behind a band through a temporary decorated victory gateway. Flags fly from the buildings along the street and people wave from the balconies.

• A Phillippino with a Japanese Sword relates to British and Australian Marines his past Experiences with the Japanese, Leyte, 1946

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1946

  image: a British and Australian soldier sit with a Filipino man holding a sword. Next to him sits a breast-feeding woman, while a second woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat stands behind him.

• The Guard-house of the 5th Commando : Frontier Gate, New Territories, Hong Kong

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945-11-11

  image: a truck full of civilians are being inspected at the checkpoint by British soldiers. In the foreground a group of civilians wearing wide-brimmed straw hats are lowering their baskets for a British soldier to check their contents. The Union Jack...

• Members of the 5th Commando on the Anglo-Chinese Frontier near Hong Kong

  (art) Made by: Morris, James

  image: Four British soldiers gather around a machine gun outside a tent.

• The Anglo-Chinese Frontier : October 1945, The Guard-house and guards of 5th Commando inspecting a Chinese lorry for smuggled goods entering British territory

  (art) Made by: Morris, James 1945-10-01

  image: a view looking across towards a British check point consisting of a low building flying a Union Jack next to a few tents. A lorry has been stopped and is being checked by soldiers. On the right some Chinese civilians are crossing a wooden bridge...

• The Nanking Road, Shanghai

  (art) Made by: Morris, James

  image: Chinese civilians watch a procession of Allied soldiers and sailors with flags and banners march along the Nanking Road, Shanghai, through a white Chinese arch.