""Of the 65,000 Indian Army troops taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore...25,000 accepted...that the Japanese...needed them to help drive out of East Asia. Consequently they retained their arms and were welcomed into a Tokyo- inspired Indian National Army...were used to guard the prisoners of war." Taken from 'To the Kwai - and Back' by Ronald Searle" image: A sketch of an incident involving a Sikh guard and a British officer. The guard stands in the centre of the composition, his rifle held over his shoulder by the butt end. He is wearing Indian National Army uniform and a Japanese armband on his left arm. The officer is kneeling before him and looking to his left towards two other prisoners of war, one an officer, who are watching the incident.