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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...

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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

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

AT SEA. 1946-02-09. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS OF THE 34TH BRIGADE BEING SERVED THEIR EVENING MEAL ABOARD ...

Photograph

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...

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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

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

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

AT SEA OFF JAPAN. 1946-02-11. QX43760 CORPORAL J. RENTON, NX167876 CORPORAL SVENSON AND VX117749 ...

Photograph

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) OFFICERS DURING AN INSPECTION OF BASE AND AIRFIELD. ...

Photograph

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Family and friends on the wharf wave goodbye as the troopship HMT Devonshire prepares to depart ...

Photograph

Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver

Family and friends on the wharf wave goodbye as the troopship HMT Devonshire prepares to depart for Australia, carrying British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) troops who have completed their tou...

HOBJ2983

Farewell to the Ship

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young woman, seated on a pole at a pier, with a suitcase beside her, crying as a ship sails out of the harbour behind her. A crowd of Japanese people are beside her on the pier. This is one ...

ART95090

Fishing with Cormorants

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young woman on a fishing boat at night, with Japanese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the day to...

ART95094

Graflex 23 Graphic 120 film roll holder: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Graflex

Glaflex 23 Graphic 120 film roll holder consisting of a outer shell of plastic with "23" GRAPHIC / 120 roll holder" cast and heat sealed into the plastic. The top features a Bakelite knob for advancin...

AWM2020.448.1.4

Graflex 2 x 3 Speed Graphic press camera: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Graflex

Graflex 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ inch Miniature Speed Graphic press camera. The body is made of mahogany bound with black leather. Pushing the covered button on the top of the camera releases the lens bed, which fol...

AWM2020.448.1.1

Grafmatic 23 film holder: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Graflex

'Grafmatic' 2 ¼ inch x 3 ¼ inch film holder marked on the reverse with "Grafmatic / TRADE MARK / FILM HOLDER / "23" GRAPHIC / MANUFACTURED BY GRAFLEX INC, ROCHESTER 8, NEW YORK, U.S.A." The holder hol...

AWM2020.448.1.3

Grafmatic 23 film holder: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Graflex

'Grafmatic' 2 ¼ inch x 3 ¼ inch film holder marked on the reverse with "Grafmatic / TRADE MARK / FILM HOLDER / "23" GRAPHIC / MANUFACTURED BY GRAFLEX INC, ROCHESTER 8, NEW YORK, U.S.A." The holder hol...

AWM2020.448.1.2

Guppy, M D (Private, b: 1921 d: 1987)

Manuscript

Maker: Guppy, M D

Manuscript titled `A Japanese diary', recounting experiences with BCOF in Japan during 1946-1948. Describes hardships and lack of amenities, sightseeing with the `Tourist Club' (including visits to te...

MSS1618

Handmade viewfinder adaptor: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Unknown

Viewfinder adaptor made for the upper telescopic viewfinder on the 2x3 Speed Graphic. It consists of a rectangle of aluminium folded over which clamps a square of black plastic with a small square cut...

AWM2020.448.1.18

Ilford 103 10 inch yellow daylight filter in box: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Ilford Limited

50mm circular yellow glass filter mounted in an alloy frame with an external screw. Marked on glass "ILFORD 103". The filter is stored in a "Disabled Servicemen's Re-Est., League, NZ" box. The owner h...

AWM2020.448.1.8

Ilford 204 red screw filter in Sterilizing Outfit tin: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Ilford Limited

50mm diameter circular red glass filter mounted in an alloy frame, with an external screw. The glass is marked on one seciton of the circumference "ILFORD 204". Intended for use with the Dallon 10 inc...

AWM2020.448.1.14

Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Imperial Japanese Army civilian technician's collar badge. The badge has an angled khaki wool felt ground glued to a card. There are five white five-point stars attached along the centre length of th...

REL29277

Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army colonel's collar badge. The badge is in the form of an angled red rectangular felt backing glued to a card. Gold bullion braid is attached to the longer sides of t...

REL29275

Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Early pattern Imperial Japanese Army superior private's collar badge, with a rectangular red cotton ground glued to a card, onto which is glued three five-pointed yellow felt stars.

REL29276

Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Imperial Japanese Navy junior officer's cap badge showing, on a black woollen background, a gold anchor within a gilded wreath, above which is a silver cherry flower. Six silver cherry flower buds are...

REL29272

Imperial Japanese Navy lieutenant's collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant's black felt collar badge with gold bullion thread along the centre. There are three equally spaced silver wash cherry blossoms attached to the bullion thread.

REL29274

Imperial Japanese Navy lieutenant's epaulette : Lance Corporal H V Dunkley, Headquarters BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant's black wool epaulette with gold bullion thread along the centre and narrow strips of navy blue fabric on either side. There is a gold button on the neck end of the e...

REL29273

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. BOAC SPEEDBIRD (COMMERCIALISED SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT) UNDERGOING REPAIRS ...

Photograph

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. BOAC SPEEDBIRD (COMMERCIALISED SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT) UNDERGOING REPAIRS AT THE SHIPWAY, DURING OCCUPATION BY THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF).

P00122.003

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) MEN IN A SCENE FROM A COMBINED ...

Photograph

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) MEN IN A SCENE FROM A COMBINED FORCES REVIEW IN BASE THEATRE.

P00122.001

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HORACE ROBERTSON TAKING THE SALUTE AT A PARADE OF ...

Photograph

IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1949. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HORACE ROBERTSON TAKING THE SALUTE AT A PARADE OF BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF) TROOPS.

P00122.006

Japan at 50 words a minute

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young woman seated at a typewriter, in which she has typed onto a piece of paper the words 'Japan at 50 words a minute' and is surrounded by pieces of paper on the floor. This is one of 15 c...

ART95089

JAPAN. C 1945-11. CAPTAIN J. HODGE, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ...

Photograph

JAPAN. C 1945-11. CAPTAIN J. HODGE, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF). (PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN)

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JAPAN. C 1945-11. STAFF SERGEANT A. CUTHBERT, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, BRITISH ...

Photograph

JAPAN. C 1945-11. STAFF SERGEANT A. CUTHBERT, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION, BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (BCOF). (PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN)

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Japanese Army rank badges, 1939-1945 : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Four Imperial Japanese Army rank badges for warrant officer, sergeant major, sergeant and corporal. Warrant officer - a red rhomboid with gold braiding and a strip of gold through the centre. Sergeant...

REL30381

Japanese field binoculars with leather strap : Lieutenant Colonel A F P Lukyn, 3 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Technology

Maker: Kaikosha

Nippon Kogaku Orion 6 x 24 magnification black-painted Japanese military issue field glasses / service binoculars of Porro prism design. The plastic eye pieces are individually tuned to achieve focus...

REL34158

Japanese Samurai

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts two men in Samurai costumes attacking each other in a room. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, capturing the day to day incidents and expereinces of the ...

ART96001

Japanese Tea Ceremony

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young woman, seated at a Tea Ceremony, with an elderly couple, who is surprised at the entry of a soldier behind her. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan...

ART95088

Japan. 1947. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) M.H. Payne (left) and Flt Lt E. Lee, members of No. 82 ...

Photograph

Japan. 1947. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) M.H. Payne (left) and Flt Lt E. Lee, members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) stand in front of an air force jeep.

P02032.007

KAITAICHI, JAPAN. 1946-05-15. THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. B. CHIFLEY ...

Photograph

KAITAICHI, JAPAN. 1946-05-15. THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. B. CHIFLEY MP, WATCHING A FOOTBALL MATCH IN THE 34TH INFANTRY BRIGADE AREA DURING A VISIT TO BCOF TROOPS.

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Khaki woollen service dress jacket : Private A B Titter, 130 Australian General Hospital, BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Military contractor V188

A.I.F. Other Ranks khaki woollen service dress jacket with internal lower pockets. The upper sleeves feature 'AUSTRALIA' embroidered cloth shoulder titles, which replaced the metal titles following th...

REL28708

Kisarazu, Japan. 1947. Lineup of Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British ...

Photograph

Kisarazu, Japan. 1947. Lineup of Mustang aircraft of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), which took part in a fly-past over Tokyo, and were based temporarily ...

P02032.023

Kitbag decorated with a pin-up girl : Signaller J C Lynam, BCOF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Standard brown canvas kitbag with draw-rope threaded through brass eyelets. Painted in black on one side of the bag are the words: 'QX500678 / LYNAM J.C.'. The other side is decorated in oil paint wit...

REL38011

Kodak lens hood with K2 yellow filter: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Kodak Ltd. Unknown

40mm diameter glass filter with an alloy frame marked on the outside: 'SERIES VI WRATTEN FILTER K2 MADE IN U.S.A." This is fitted in to an alloy Kodak lens hood (impressed around the exterior "KODAK ...

AWM2020.448.1.16

Kodak series VI Skylight filter in box: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Kodak Ltd.

40 mm magenta circular glass filter in an alloy frame with "SERIES VI KODAK SKYLIGHT FILTER MADE IN U.S.A." impressed around the outside of the frame. It is stored in a circular plastic container wit...

AWM2020.448.1.9

Kodak series VI Wratten green filter No XI: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Kodak Ltd.

40 mm green circular glass filter in an alloy frame with "SERIES VI WRATTEN FILTER XI MADE IN U.S.A." impressed around the outside of the frame. It is stored in a circular plastic container with cott...

AWM2020.448.1.12

Kodak series VI Wratten light red filter No 23A: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Kodak Ltd.

40 mm red circular glass filter in an alloy frame with "SERIES VI WRATTEN FILTER No 23 A MADE IN U.S.A." impressed around the outside of the frame. It is stored in a circular plastic Kodak container ...

AWM2020.448.1.10

Kodak series VI Wratten orange filter No 21: Lieutenant Alan Queale, Official Photographer, BCOF

Technology

Maker: Kodak Ltd.

40 mm orange circular glass filter in an alloy frame with "SERIES VI WRATTEN FILTER No 21 MADE IN U.S.A." impressed around the outside of the frame. It is stored in a circular plastic container with ...

AWM2020.448.1.11

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. A British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Holiday Club jeep pulled ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. A British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Holiday Club jeep pulled up in the driveway of the BCOF Leave Hostel, which overlooked Lake Biwa near Kyoto.

P02032.068

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the dining room at the British Commonwealth Occupation ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the dining room at the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Leave Hostel on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto.

P02032.061

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, showing a piano and armchairs.

P02032.063

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. c.1948. Interior of the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, showing the bar area with a radio and armchairs.

P02032.062

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. Interior of the recreation room at the Leave Hostel of the British ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. Interior of the recreation room at the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, with table tennis tables.

P02032.064

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. Sailing boats moored at a jetty in front of the British Commonwealth ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. Sailing boats moored at a jetty in front of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Leave Hostel, on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto.

P02032.069

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The interior of a bedroom in the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The interior of a bedroom in the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto.

P02032.067

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The interior of the recreation room at the Leave Hostel of the British ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The interior of the recreation room at the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, showing two snooker tables.

P02032.066

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1947. The Leave Centre for British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) members ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1947. The Leave Centre for British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) members on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto, a traditional Japanese style building, with a BCOF jeep parked ...

P02032.010

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The tennis courts at the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth ...

Photograph

Lake Biwa, Japan. 1948. The tennis courts at the Leave Hostel of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), on the shores of Lake Biwa near Kyoto.

P02032.065

Lay, Mavis Jean (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2016)

Private Record

Maker: Bladin, Francis Masson British Commonwealth Commonwealth of Australia

Collection relating to the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces service of VFX121878 Mavis Jean Lay, Australian Army Medical Women's Service, Japan, 1947-1953. Collection consists of four documents...

AWM2017.213.11

Man in bath with surprised woman

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a woman wearing a fur coat, surprised by seeing a man in a bath on the ground in front of her. Behind the two figures is a Japanese bath house. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist ...

ART95091

Marine Clinometer : SS Eastern

Heraldry

Brass, wall mounted, marine clinometer calibrated to measure 70 degrees roll. Marked 'MARINE CLINOMETER' at the top of face, and with the maker's name at the bottom.

REL25431

McDonald, James William. (Sergeant b.1919 - d.1988)

Private Record

Maker: McDonald, James William

Album containing photographs and picture cards of Japan, some showing devastation of Atomic Bomb. embroidered cover.

PR00532

Miho, Japan. 1947. Line up on the airfield of the RAF Squadron Spitfire aircraft used at Miho on ...

Photograph

Miho, Japan. 1947. Line up on the airfield of the RAF Squadron Spitfire aircraft used at Miho on the north coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (B...

P02032.017

Miho, Japan. Members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Occupation Force (BCOF) at an armament ...

Photograph

Miho, Japan. Members of No. 82 (Fighter) Squadron, British Occupation Force (BCOF) at an armament practice camp at the RAF Base, on the north coast of Japan. Left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) ...

P02032.009

Miniature colour patch : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Miniature horizontally aligned colour patch for 66 Australian Infantry Battalion, evenly divided into green, purple and green squares on a grey background.

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Miss Sutherland, where is your Service Cap?

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young Servicewoman, possibly British, seated on the edge of a footpath, surrounded by children who are pulling at her. Beside her is an angry and frustrated Servicewoman asking her where her...

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Mycro I-Model 14mm subminiature camera : Brian McMullan, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan

Technology

Maker: Sanwa Kogaku Co. Ltd

Small 14 mm film camera in chromed and leatherette finish. The lens surround is marked 'mycro SANWA CO LTD', and has a levered shutter control with settings for 100, 50, 25 and 8. Adjacent to this is ...

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Noisy Crickets in Japan

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a man and a woman responding to the noise of crickets 'singing' in Japan by putting their fingers in their ears. This is one of 15 cartoons by a Japanese artist of miltary life in Japan, captu...

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Novelty cigarette lighter: McMullan family, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces, Japan

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Metal cigarette lighter in the shape of a miniature camera set on a tripod, with a nickel-plated finish with leatherette bound body. The lens is marked 'NST LIGHTER FILL HERE' and the base 'MADE IN OC...

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Off parade

Film

Maker: Audio Films

Filmed by Military History Section, edited & produced by Audio Films Melbourne. BCOF Rest Camp - Lakeside Hotel, Lake Chugushi (Nikko).

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OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-30. JAPANESE WORKMEN AT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BCOF, ...

Photograph

Maker: Queale, Alan

OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-30. JAPANESE WORKMEN AT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BCOF, BUILDING A FURNACE. IN THIS WILL BE DESTROYED BY BURNING THE CONTAMINATED DUST, THE SLUDGE FROM THE GAS TANK...

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Pair of Australia shoulder titles : Corporal J H Welch, 66 Battalion, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Pair of khaki woollen shoulder titles. The titles are slightly curved and embroidered in white with the word 'AUSTRALIA'.

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Pair of skis : P Lawrence

Heraldry

Maker: Kandahar

Pair of black painted wood skis with 8 mm steel edges screwed to each bottom edge. The underside of each ski also has a central groove running from the end of the tail to the elevated tip. The ski boo...

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Pair of stocks : P Lawrence

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Pair of aluminium ski stocks with wood and leather baskets. Remnants of adhesive tape on the baskets indicate they have been reinforced. Plastic spring grips fitted with leather hand straps cover the ...

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Photographing a Buddha

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a servicewoman and a plain clothed man photographing the statue of a large Buddha, while a Japanese man sits gellfully behind a sign charging 3 Yen for a picture of the statue. This is one of ...

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Photographing a Japanese Festival

Art

Maker: Tabei, K

Depicts a young Western woman trying to take a photograph of a group of men dressed in traditional costumes and playing drums at a festival, but she is being overun by the movement of men. This is one...

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