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Aerial view of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) airfield and base.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Aerial view of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) airfield and base.P07710.001
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Agfa Box 45 camera carry case, film and shutter release cable : Sergeant F Lawrence, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Technology
Maker: Agfa Kodak Ltd.
Agfa Box 45 camera carry case, film and shutter release cable. The canvas case has a flap opening secured by a metal press stud. Written underneath the flap is 'LAWRENCE F 2/45056'. The case has an ad...REL25568.002
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Agfa Box 45 Camera : Sergeant F Lawrence, Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Technology
Agfa Box 45 camera. The camera has a steel body with a black ribbed finish. There are two waist level viewfinders to enable pictures to be taken in a portrait or landscape format. On the side of the c...REL25568.001
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Alongside BCOF ferry terminal, Koyo, Eta Jima
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Familiar scene to all travellers on the Koyo - Kure ferry.ART26383
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American Independence Day parade and march past, Tokyo
Film
Maker: Military History Section, BCOF
Independence Day was celebrated by the Americans in remembrance of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. This year's celebration was joined by the men of BCOF as freedom loving peoples of...F07494
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Americans farewell BCOF, Tokyo
Film
Maker: Unknown
General Sir H C H Robertson is honoured by US Commander General Mark Clark. Opening ceremony at Yokohama Cemetery.F10270
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An elevated view from the roof of 92nd Indian General Hospital of the second Anniversary Parade ...
Photograph
An elevated view from the roof of 92nd Indian General Hospital of the second Anniversary Parade of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) held at Anzac Park. The parade was inspected and rev...107773
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An elevated view from the roof of 92nd Indian General Hospital of the second Anniversary Parade ...
Photograph
An elevated view from the roof of 92nd Indian General Hospital of the second Anniversary Parade of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) held at Anzac Park. The parade was inspected and rev...107774
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An elevated view looking across the main shopping area towards the surrounding hills. In the ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
An elevated view looking across the main shopping area towards the surrounding hills. In the foreground is the rugby football ground used by troops of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).107780
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Antiques very old
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts two American or British women visiting an antiques shop, 'Antiques very old', with several staues on display. Much to their surprise, a man can be seen in the background carving an 'old' antiq...ART95093
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Assembly of vehicles and unidentified BCOF personnel, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Assembly of vehicles and unidentified BCOF personnel, possibly at Anzac Park, Kure.P08734.038
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AT SEA. 1946-02-09. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE BEING SERVED THEIR EVENING MEAL ABOARD ...
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AT SEA. 1946-02-09. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE BEING SERVED THEIR EVENING MEAL ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING THEM TO JAPAN TO JOIN THE BRITISH COMMONWEAL...125558
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AT SEA. 1946-02-08. HMAS ARUNTA, A TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER, SEEN FROM THE TRANSPORT VESSEL ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1946-02-08. HMAS ARUNTA, A TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER, SEEN FROM THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY THAT WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) TO JAPAN. (PH...125559
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AT SEA. 1946-02-08. MEN OF THE 34TH BRIGADE PLAYING TWO-UP WITH DICE ON NO. 3 DECK OF THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1946-02-08. MEN OF THE 34TH BRIGADE PLAYING TWO-UP WITH DICE ON NO. 3 DECK OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORC...125557
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. MEN PLAYING CARDS, RELAXING AND LISTENING TO A SAXOPHONIST BELOW ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. MEN PLAYING CARDS, RELAXING AND LISTENING TO A SAXOPHONIST BELOW DECKS OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEAL...125547
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. NX101664 LIEUTENANT J. A. HALLETT, 42ND PORT OPERATING COMPANY, ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. NX101664 LIEUTENANT J. A. HALLETT, 42ND PORT OPERATING COMPANY, DEALING CARDS TO OFFICERS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS DURING A GAME ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMF...125543
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. NX165683 WARRANT OFFICER 2 L. W. HALL WRITING A LETTER HOME IN THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. NX165683 WARRANT OFFICER 2 L. W. HALL WRITING A LETTER HOME IN THE SENIOR NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (NCOS) MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS...125546
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. LEFT TO RIGHT: LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARSDON, COMMANDING OFFICER 65TH BATTALIO...125544
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF CARDS IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-10. OFFICERS ENJOYING A GAME OF CARDS IN THEIR MESS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE...125545
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. QX43760 CORPORAL J. RENTON, NX167876 CORPORAL SVENSON AND VX117749 ...
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. QX43760 CORPORAL J. RENTON, NX167876 CORPORAL SVENSON AND VX117749 CORPORAL W. L. WARDLEY, ALL OF THE 65TH BATTALION, PEELING AND SLICING ONIONS FOR BREAKFAST ABOARD THE ...125549
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-12. SOLDIERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE ON THE MESS DECK OF THE ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-12. SOLDIERS ENJOYING A GAME OF BRIDGE ON THE MESS DECK OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. LEFT TO RIGHT: VX110510 SERGEANT J. P. JAMIESON, 254 ADVANCED STORES DEPOT (...125550
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-12. SOLDIERS SEWING THEIR NEW UNIT COLOUR PATCHES ONTO THEIR JACKETS. ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-12. SOLDIERS SEWING THEIR NEW UNIT COLOUR PATCHES ONTO THEIR JACKETS. LEFT TO RIGHT: STAFF SERGEANT E. C. WALSH (NORTHCOTE VIC); QX59589 CORPORAL G. BLACKLEY (BRISBANE QLD); ...125551
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AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. VX51584 CORPORAL C. M. PEARCE, 2ND MOUNTAIN BATTERY, CUTTING ...
Photograph
AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. VX51584 CORPORAL C. M. PEARCE, 2ND MOUNTAIN BATTERY, CUTTING SAUSAGES FROM STRINGS IN THE GALLEY OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL STAMFORD VICTORY. THE SHIP WAS TAKING AUSTRALIANS...125548
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Australian Service Medal 1945-75 : Group Captain D C Hurst, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Australian Mint
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with clasp 'JAPAN'. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL/10787.010
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Private H J Heron, 66 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN' and 'SW PACIFIC'. Pantograph engraved on reverse with recipient's details.REL31577.004
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN' : Corporal T J Jubb, 1 Platoon, A Company, 3 RAR
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasp 'JAPAN'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL27652.003
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Autographed Japanese flag : W Flett
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese flag autographed by Australian and British members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in May 1948. Several of the inscriptions have faded and are illegible, however the following in...REL36365
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Back to Tokyo, 15 miles
Art
Maker: Tabei, K
Depicts a man in a suit standing on the side of the road, next to a broken down car, which is on a road with the sign 'Back to Tokyo 15 miles' nearby. The car is on a road in a landscpe with hills and...ART96000
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Beer bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima: William Patrick O'Keefe, Merchant Navy, HMAS Duntroon
Heraldry
Maker: Kirin Beer Company
A brown glass bottle most probably used for beer that has been fused and flattened towards the neck. It has raised Japanese characters around the top and the base of bottle as well as a symbol of a "K...REL24123.001
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Bierwirth, Rudolph (Lieutenant General, b.1899-d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Bierwirth, Rudolph
Collection relating to the Korean War service of 314 Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, British Commonwealth Forces Korea, England, Japan and Australia, 1955-1956. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of pap...3DRL/6409
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Bleechmore, Sidney John CBE (Brigadier b: 1914)
Manuscript
Maker: Bleechmore, Sidney John
Brief history of the role performed by the Royal Australian Engineers during the occupation of Japan as part of BCOF. Includes general details of movement to Japan, base location and activities of the...MSS1284
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Bloomfield, Jack (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Bloomfield, Jack
Four photograph albums of Lieutenant Jack Bloomfield relating to his service with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) in 1946. Images in the albums depict Japanese civilians, landscapes...PR01939
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Boating, Lake Chuzenji
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Australian troops boating on Lake Chuzenji, in the Nikko area of Japan, 80 miles north of Tokyo during leave stay at the "Lakeside Hotel", one of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) chain...ART26540
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. A Mustang aircraft, A68-763, flown by 011371 Flight Lieutenant Douglas ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. A Mustang aircraft, A68-763, flown by 011371 Flight Lieutenant Douglas Charles Hurst of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), with the eng...P02032.044
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Building used as airmen's quarters of No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Building used as airmen's quarters of No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).P02032.019
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Building used as airmen's quarters of No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Building used as airmen's quarters of No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).P02032.018
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Control tower and Squadron offices at the British Commonwealth Occupation ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Control tower and Squadron offices at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu occupied by No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF.P02032.011
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Entrance to the British Commonwealth Provost Court.
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Entrance to the British Commonwealth Provost Court.P02032.036
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Lawrie H. Williams Officer Commanding B Flight, ...
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Lawrie H. Williams Officer Commanding B Flight, of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in the cockpit of a Mus...P02032.043
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew and ground staff of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew and ground staff of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), in front of a Mustang aircraft.P02032.021
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) standing in front of a Mustang aircraft. Left to right: back row: Warrant...P02032.016
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Group portrait of aircrew members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in front of a Mustang aircraft.P02032.020
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Harmonisation of the guns being carried out on Mustang aircraft, A68-793, ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Harmonisation of the guns being carried out on Mustang aircraft, A68-793, flown by Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Neville Patrick MacNamara, No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British C...P02032.039
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Informal portrait of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) members of ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Informal portrait of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron standing in front of a Mustang aircraft. Left to right: Flying Officer Ken Bli...P02032.003
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Informal portrait of Flight Lieutenant Neville Patrick McNamara, No. 82 ...
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Informal portrait of Flight Lieutenant Neville Patrick McNamara, No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), who was subsequently to be Air Marshal Sir ...P02032.002
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Interior of the flight office of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, at the ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Interior of the flight office of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu.P02032.040
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Interior of the Officer's Mess at the British Commonwealth Occupation ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Interior of the Officer's Mess at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu with servicemen of No. 81 (Fighter) Wing, RAAF, relaxing, playing snooker. From...P02032.029
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Interior of the Officer's Mess at the British Commonwealth Occupation ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Interior of the Officer's Mess at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu showing dining tables set up in readiness for Indian Independence Day celebrati...P02032.028
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Interior of the Salvation Army Hut at the British Commonwealth Force ...
Photograph
Maker: RAAF 797
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Interior of the Salvation Army Hut at the British Commonwealth Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu with dining tables set and a sign welcoming newly arrived dependants from Australia.P02032.033
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Interior of the Salvation Army Hut at the British Commonwealth Force ...
Photograph
Maker: RAAF 796
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Interior of the Salvation Army Hut at the British Commonwealth Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu with servicemen and their dependants relaxing at a reception to welcome their wives an...P02032.032
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Looking from the control tower at the No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Looking from the control tower at the No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu, with No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron aircraft in the backgr...P02032.025
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Looking south from the control tower towards No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. Looking south from the control tower towards No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) camp area at Bofu.P02032.024
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) embracing ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) embracing and joyfully welcoming their dependants on their arrival at Bofu from Australia.P02032.030
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) relaxing at ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. Members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) relaxing at the dinner table during Indian Independence Day celebrations at Bofu.P02032.027
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Mustang aircraft of No. 76 (Fighter) Squadron, RAAF, lined up at the ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Mustang aircraft of No. 76 (Fighter) Squadron, RAAF, lined up at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu.P02032.038
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Bofu, Japan. 1947. Portrait of room girls, Namiko Ito (right) and Sadako, at the British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947. Portrait of room girls, Namiko Ito (right) and Sadako, at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base occupied by the No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF.P02032.001
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. The entrance to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-15. The entrance to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base at Bofu lit up and decorated with tinsel as Indian servicemen celebrate Indian Independence Day at a nigh...P02032.026
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. The new mess buildings for No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08. The new mess buildings for No. 81 (Fighter) Wing RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), seen from the window of 011371 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Douglas Charles Hur...P02032.022
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Three members of the British Occupation Force (BCOF) stand near a group of ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Three members of the British Occupation Force (BCOF) stand near a group of Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, RAAF, on the tarmac at Bofu airfield.P02032.041
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Three Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British ...
Photograph
Bofu, Japan. 1947-10. Three Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the tarmac at Bofu airfield.P02032.042
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Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Young Japanese girls line up to welcome dependants of members of the ...
Photograph
Maker: RAAF 794
Bofu, Japan. 1947-08-12. Young Japanese girls line up to welcome dependants of members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) who have just arrived at the Base from Australia. The girls a...P02032.031
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Boxing trophy: British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A wooden trophy surmounted by a gold anodised figure of a boxer, with a gold anodised eagle on the base. Attached to the front of the main column of wood is an engraved brass plate which is secured w...REL/18705
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Bridge to the leave hostel, Beppu
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
The Leave Hostel at Beppu, named "Hakuum Hostel", was a former favorite holiday place for Hirohito. British Commonwealth Occupation Force troops now relax in the once very exclusive holiday rendezvous...ART26734
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF BASE AND AIRFIELD. ...
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF BASE AND AIRFIELD. FROM LEFT: GROUP CAPTAIN BRIAN EATON (OPERATIONS); LIEUTENANT GENERAL HORACE ROBERTSON, COMMANDER BCOF;...P00122.005
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British Commonwealth Occupation Force patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square blue sleeve patch embroidered with a King's Crown above a scroll containing the words 'BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES'.REL30376
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Burn victims sitting and lying on the ground after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Burn victims sitting and lying on the ground after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.P05129.005
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Camera storage travelling case: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Camera and equipment storage case. The case carcass is wood, reinforced with bands of steel and covered in a tweed-pattern heavy duty cotton open weave cloth. The eight upper and lower corners are pro...AWM2020.448.1.19
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“C” and “D” Companies of the 66th Australian Infantry Brigade, called Jenko Force, are camped on ...
Photograph
Maker: Queale, Alan
“C” and “D” Companies of the 66th Australian Infantry Brigade, called Jenko Force, are camped on the island of Eta Jima which is one of the many islands in the Sea of Japan and has been carrying out r...129943
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Carved box : A G McDermid
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular wooden handmade box with separate lid. On top of the lid is attached the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) formation patch. Below this is stamped JAPAN . The inside of the box...REL39856
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Ceramic recognition model : M6 Staghound Armoured Car
Technology
Maker: Hammond, Stanley James
Hollowcast ceramic model of an M6 Staghound Armoured Car in approximately 1:24 scale with separate hollowcast turret which is loosely wired to the body through a small hole, access to which is gained ...REL33817
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Ceramic vase fused with melted glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a ceramic vase fused with melted glass.REL/21011.003
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Child's Japanese kimono : Miss Evelyn Frewen, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Child-sized, ankle length kimono with a printed pattern of cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums and water lilies with traditional fans, all on an orange background. The lining is in two shades of red and t...REL35861.001
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Child's Japanese obi : Miss Evelyn Frewen, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Silk brocade obi bow and sash in gold and pink on an orange background, with a coral pink plain silk lining. The obi has been sewn into its correct bow position with internal card backing providing st...REL35861.002
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Child's Japanese scarf : Miss Evelyn Frewen, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Long narrow red silk scarf. Two sections, each featuring six light blue flowers, appear to have been heat treated to form stretchable sections within the design.REL35861.003
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Christian church; Kure. The back is stamped '9'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Christian church; Kure. The back is stamped '9'. One of a series of ten souvenir images of scenes around Kure acquired by R28602 Stoker Second Class (Sto II), later Petty Officer (PO) Charles Skea Kei...P08734.029
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Colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.REL30379.001
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Corona Four Typewriter : Captain M B Tindale, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Smith-Corona Typewriters
Black non-folding, manual, portable, desktop typewriter complete with wooden and leatherette carry case. The aluminium and tin body is finished in black enamel paint. Forty two full size individual ke...REL38910
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Cutting up midget submarines, Kure
Art
Maker: Rowed, Reg
Kure Naval dockyards. These submarines were situated at the end of a dock full of ships, midget submarines and scrap iron. Japanese under British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) control are busy...ART26379
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Dagger with leather sheath : Lieutenant Colonel A F P Lukyn, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Technology
Maker: Unknown
The dagger has a double edged spear point blade made from high carbon content steel. The blade has the original edge and has not been sharpened. The hilt has a tang which has brass, aluminium and lac...REL34157
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Dallmeyer wide angle 2 3/8 inch lens with yellow daylight filter: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Technology
Maker: Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer wide angle Anastigmat 2 3/8 inch lens mounted on a square lens plate for use with the 2x3 Speed Graphic camera. There are two steel pins on either side of the lens, onto which an improvised ...AWM2020.448.1.7
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Dallon 10 inch tele-anastigmat lens on lens plate: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF
Technology
Maker: Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer Dallon 10 inch f=5.6 tele-anastigmat lens (serial number 315562) fitted onto a Compur shutter assembly and mounted onto a square lens plate to allow it to be used with the 2x3 Speed Graphic....AWM2020.448.1.5
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Damaged clock, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Damaged crystal alarm clock, originally with a moulded glass, Lalique style Art Deco type body and a 2 inch German movement.REL/21011.002
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Damaged crockery, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A porcelain saucer that is intact with pieces of other pottery fused to it by molten glass.RELAWM34345
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Damaged inkwell, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Broken inkwell which appears to be made from glass with other glass fused to it.RELAWM34351
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Damaged terracotta tile, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Portion of terracotta tile with other debris including metal, fused into it.RELAWM34355
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Damaged terracotta tile, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Portion of terracotta tile with other debris including pottery, fused into it.RELAWM34354
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Decorative cigarette case : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black metal cigarette case with a decorative scene embossed and overlaid with gold and silver on the front. The scene depicts a snow covered Mount Fuji in the background. On a small hill in the foregr...REL30382
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. On the back of the plate there is a chip which has been repaired with an adhesive.REL/21011.005
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Dinner plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue dinner plate, the glaze of the plate has been distorted by heat. There is evidence of a significant break which has been glued back together on the edge of the plate.REL/21011.004
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Donnelly, Roma
Manuscript
Maker: Donnelly, Roma
Thesis titled `A Civilising Influence? Women in The British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan 1946-1952.' Discusses the contribution by Women in Nursing and Medical Services, Red Cross, YMCA, Can...MSS1555
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Electric light shade frame, atom blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Glass fused together on an electric light shade wire frame.RELAWM34357
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Elevated view of the port area showing the Army Service Corps Area, across to the Naval ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Elevated view of the port area showing the Army Service Corps Area, across to the Naval Officer-in-Charge Port Control Area. Above the Army Service Corps Area is Movement Control, the Central Provost ...107782
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Elevated view of the town showing the railway line from Hiroshima to Kure Station. At centre left ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
Elevated view of the town showing the railway line from Hiroshima to Kure Station. At centre left is the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the Base Commissioner's residence, and Kure railway s...107781
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Embroidered souvenir : Sergeant J Scandrett, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Embroidered artificial silk souvenir in a red striped paper frame. The centre of the souvenir has a rectangle stitched in gold designed to hold a photograph. From either side of this rectangle are two...REL28312
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Entertainment for the Troops Collection, Souvenirs 4
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The collection contains a diverse range of items such as invitations to afternoon teas, dances, dinners, parties and receptions, maps and guides to cities, accommodation and transport, and details of ...RC02398
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Eric Smith and Lauchlan MacLean, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), Japan, Second World War, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
Sound
Maker: Maclean, Lauchlan Duart Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Discuss their personal experiences of the Second World War; training in Australia; going to Japan with British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).S01682
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Eta Jima, Japan. 1946-10. A group portrait of members of "A" Branch staff, HQ, British ...
Photograph
Eta Jima, Japan. 1946-10. A group portrait of members of "A" Branch staff, HQ, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Left to right: Back row: VX97669 Private (Pte) J. P. Wilson HQ BCOF; VX9395...106166
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Eta Jima, Japan. A group portrait of Officers of HQ, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).
Photograph
Maker: Freeman, William Harry
Eta Jima, Japan. A group portrait of Officers of HQ, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).106165
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ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-07-04. COLONEL EASTERDAY, UNITED STATES ARMY, CONGRATULATING BCOF OFFICERS ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-07-04. COLONEL EASTERDAY, UNITED STATES ARMY, CONGRATULATING BCOF OFFICERS ON THE EXCELLENCE OF THE PARADE TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.131661
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ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-07-04. COLONEL EASTERDAY, UNITED STATES ARMY WITH MAJOR H. E. GALE, OBE, ...
Photograph
Maker: Cuthbert, Allan George
ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-07-04. COLONEL EASTERDAY, UNITED STATES ARMY WITH MAJOR H. E. GALE, OBE, MBE, HQ BCOF CAMP COMMANDANT, TAKING THE SALUTE AS THE TROOPS MARCH PAST DURING THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE...131659