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title: 'Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 2: Malayan soldiers who went to England for the Coronation (Tamil photo poster distributed in Malaya)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-2-coronation-contingent-tamil-1953/
description: A photograph of uniformed Malayan soldiers in white standing in ranks on a parade ground, three bearing regimental colours.
section: Collection
---

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# Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 2: Malayan soldiers who went to England for the Coronation (Tamil photo poster distributed in Malaya)

A photograph of uniformed Malayan soldiers in white standing in ranks on a parade ground, three bearing regimental colours. The Tamil caption says the soldiers who went to England for the coronation ceremony included men of the Federation Regiment, the Malay Regiment and the armoured cars. The tell is transfer: the coronation and the colours attach the monarchy's prestige to the Malayan forces.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Tamil) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
இன்றைய மலாயா  படத்தொகுதி ஈ  பெடரேஷன் இராணுவப் படை

மகுடாபிஷேக வைபவத்திற்கு இங்கிலாந்து சென்றிருந்த மலாயா சிப்பாய்களில் பெடரேஷன் பட்டாளம், மலாய் பட்டாளம், கவச மோட்டார் ஆகியவற்றைச் சேர்ந்தவர்களும் உளர்.

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```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Today's Malaya  Picture Set [D]  Federation Army

Among the Malayan soldiers who went to England for the coronation ceremony are members of the Federation Regiment, the Malay Regiment and the armoured cars.

[2]
```

Header reads 'Today's Malaya, Picture Set [D], Federation Army'.

[← Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 2: Soldiers of the Federation Regiment, Malay Regiment and Armoured Corps bound for the Coronation (Chinese photo poster distributed in Malaya)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-2-coronation-contingent-chinese-1953/) [Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 2: Soldiers of Malaya who went to England for the Coronation (Malay Jawi-script photo poster distributed in Malaya) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-2-coronation-soldiers-malay-1953/)

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