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Australian Defence Medal: Sergeant L H W Andrew
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Defence Medal. Pantograph engraved around edge with recipient's details.AWM2017.1053.1.12
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Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 : Commander G A Beange, RAN
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 with clasps 'JAPAN', 'FESR' and 'PNG'. Pantograph engraved reverse with recipient's details.REL37352.010
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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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Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'JAPAN', 'PNG' and 'SW PACIFIC' clasps: Warrant Officer Class I L H W Andrew
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with 'JAPAN', 'PNG' and 'SW PACIFIC' clasps, engraved on reverse with recipient's details.AWM2017.1053.1.8
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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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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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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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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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Brown compressed fibre suitcase : Sergeant L K Robertson, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown compressed fibre suitcase with two locking brass clasps and a central locating clasp at front. Lid is secured by three brass hinges at the rear. Body and edges are bound and studded with extra s...REL28449
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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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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 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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Cigarette case : Sergeant O C R Pike, 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Chrome-plated brass cigarette case with a decorative finish on the front and back. The case is hinged along the left side and opens by pushing a clasp on the right. The initials 'OCRP' are engraved on...REL31555
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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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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 cup, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Ceramic cup that has been fused to the remains of another item along the base and up one side.RELAWM32815.001
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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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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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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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Fused ceramic bowls and bricks, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The remains of several ceramic bowls fused together with household bricks and other debris.REL/21011.001
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Fused metal screws, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A lump of metal screws which have been fused together by the atomic blast.REL/21011.011
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Glass bottle, atomic blast Hiroshima: William Patrick O'Keefe, Merchant Navy, HMAS Duntroon
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A small green glass bottle fused at the neck end and still retaining its cap. Bottle has the name "WILKINSON" and company logo around the base in raised letters.REL24123.002
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Household terracotta tiles, atomic blast Hiroshima
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two pieces of terracotta roof tiles distorted and fused together with other miscellaneous debris.RELAWM34356
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Identification name badge : British Occupation Force Japan
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular shaped tin name badge featuring a pair of Japanese kanji characters written in black ink on a piece of cotton. The cotton piece has a tin backing which is folded around the edges, securing...REL46349
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Japanese civil defence collar badge : H V Dunkely, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese civil defence collar badge. The badge features a black wool felt backing attached to a card with a piece of black tape. The front of the badge shows a pink satin and gold bullion thread flowe...REL29279
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Japanese civil defence collar badge : Lance Corporal H V Dunkely, Headquarters BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese civil defence collar badge. The badge features an angled black rectangular cloth backing glued to a card. A narrow white cotton strip runs along one side of the length of the badge. Underneat...REL29278
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Japanese metal plate, atomic blast Hiroshima: Sergeant Eric Alfred Saxon, BCOF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small diamond shaped metal plate embossed with Japanese text. The text translates to "Hiroshima-shi water supply/ Sugie style hydrant pillar/ General Partnership Company/ Hiroshima Concrete Workship"....REL/13504
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Japanese ogi hand fan : Miss Evelyn Frewen, British Commonwealth Occupation Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese ogi expanding hand fan consisting of 40 bamboo strips pivoting at the base via a brass rivet, overlaid with silk. The expanded fan reveals one hand-painted face, featuring Mount Fuji framed i...REL35861.005
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Japanese porcelain rice bowl, atomic blast Hiroshima: Lieutenant Mary Julienne Grace Bolton, AANS
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Simple white porcelain rice bowl with dark and light blue pattern. It has four small chips around the rim. The Japanese text on the base of the bowl roughly translates to the 15th January, possibly th...REL25579.001
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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
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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