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title: 'Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 2: Soldiers of Malaya who went to England for the Coronation (English photo poster distributed in Malaya)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-2-soldiers-of-malaya-coronation-1953/
description: Malayan soldiers in white uniforms stand in formation on a parade ground, three regimental colours held upright among them.
section: Collection
---

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

Malayan soldiers in white uniforms stand in formation on a parade ground, three regimental colours held upright among them. The caption says they are men of the Federation Regiment, the Malay Regiment and the Armoured Corps who went to England for the Coronation. The tell is transfer: association with the royal Coronation is used to confer prestige on the Federation's forces.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
MALAYA TODAY  PICTURE SET "D"  FEDERATION ARMED FORCES

SOLDIERS OF MALAYA WHO WENT TO ENGLAND FOR THE CORONATION, INCLUDING MEN OF THE FEDERATION REGIMENT, THE MALAY REGIMENT AND THE ARMOURED CORPS

[2]
```

Sheet number appears in a circle at lower right.

[← 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/) [Malaya Today, Picture Set D, no. 3: A patrol of the Armoured Corps (English photo poster distributed in Malaya) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/malaya-today-set-d-3-a-patrol-of-the-armoured-corps-1953/)

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