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Activities of the 34 Brigade en route for Kure Japan
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Two days out of Morotai, the Stanford Victory ran into heavy seas and gale force winds. Many troops on board were sick and some had cuts from being thrown about the steel decks. The ship was greeted a...F07445
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Arrival of Australian's servicemen's dependents in Japan
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Australian servicemen's dependants arrived in Kure on the 11 June 1947, in the Merkur from Australia. The families, twenty seven wives and twenty three children, came from all Australian states except...F07476
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Australia Day parade, 1948
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
More than a thousand Australian troops paraded at HQ 34th Australian Infantry Brigade to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the foundation of the Australian nation. The Chief of Staff, Air Vice Mars...F07492
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Australian troops march through Tokyo
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
A composite battalion drawn from 34th Australian Infantry Brigade was formed to take over guard duties at the Imperial Palace and other important buildings in Tokyo. The battalion was led by 18001 (QX...F07455
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BCOF leave centre Kawana Hotel
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Ito Peninsula, Japan, the Kawana Hotel was opened for BCOF troops and their dependants as leave centres. The hotel catered for swimming, golf, theatre, reading rooms and other hobbies.F07483
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BCOF parade at Tokyo for Princess Elizabeth's wedding
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Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Before several thousand spectators representing many nations, more than 1,200 BCOF troops paraded to mark the royal wedding. The parade gave a general salute on the arrival of 34 (VX20321, VX80578) Li...F07500
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Changing of the guard at the Emperor's palace
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On 11 May 1946, forty men under Lieutenant Chapman from 65 Australian Infantry Battalion took over guard duties from the American 7 Cavalry Regiment. This was the first BCOF guard on the Palace. Inspe...F07456
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Embarkation of part of the 34th Australian Infantry Brigade on the Stanford Victory at Morotai
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
After training in the Morotai area, members of 34th Australian Infantry Brigade embarked on the Stanford Victory on 7 February 1946, for the six day journey to Kure, Japan, as part of the Japan Occupa...F07444
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Lieutenant General Robertson's inspection of 65 Australian Infantry Battalion & Battalion taking over guard duties in Tokyo from 2/5 Royal Ghurka Rifles
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF accompanied by 26 (N392) Brigadier Ronald Nicholas Lamond Hopkins CBE, 34th Brigade Commander, visited F...F07472
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Military burial Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Gale
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
While out on a shooting expedition on the morning of 29 February 1948, NX201 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Harvey Ennis Gale, Area Commander at HQ BCOF, Eta Jima, was accidentally killed. The coffin was...F07481
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Rifle shoot for representative from BCOF for King's cup
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Matsuyma on the Island of Shikoku, a rifle shoot was held in which officers and men of BCOF participated. The shoot was to select a representative from BCOF to take part in the King's Cup contest h...F07490
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The 67th Battalion hand over control of Eta Jima to 2 New Zealand Division Cavalry
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Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At a parade held at Eta Jima on 26 March 1946, the 67th Australian Infantry Battalion formally handed control of the island to troops of the 2nd Division Cavalry. The Australian flag was lowered at th...F07448
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The 65th Battalion parade and inspection by Brigadier R H Nimmo Brigade commander 34 Brigade
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On Saturday, 26 January 1946, a general parade was held at Morotai by the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion followed by an inspection by 11 (QX23797) Brigadier Robert Harrold Nimmo, who also took the...F07447
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Tree planting ceremony & Anzac Day march & parade
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
On behalf of the BCOF in Japan, the Commander-in-Chief 34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson CBE DSO, officially planted in the soil of Kure, the first of a batch of 5...F07491
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Trooping the colours by the Royal Welch Regiment, Eta Jima
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Maker: O'Halloran, John Frederick M
At Eta Jima on 3 April 1946, Lieutenant General J Northcott CB MVO, Commander in Chief BCOF, took the salute at a marchpast during the ceremony of trooping the colours by the Royal Welch Regiment. The...F07453