| Accession Number | P05195.065 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
McMullan, Brian McMullan, Cecilia Mary |
| Place made | Japan: Eta Jima |
| Date made | c 1947-1952 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Australian officers from the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) explain some of the ...
Description
Australian officers from the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) explain some of the mysteries of cricket to two unidentified American visitors (wearing civilian clothes), at a match in Japan. An officer named McGee (left) talks to an American who is examining a cricket ball, while VX150779 Captain (Capt) John Patrick (Jack) McMullan, of the BCOF Labor Unit shows a bat to another American.This image is part of a collection of photographs taken in Japan between 1947 and 1952, relating to the service of Capt McMullan. Capt McMullan’s wife Cecilia (also known as Celia and Celie), and son Brian John, lived with him in Japan as BCOF dependants. Cecilia and Brian were the photographers for most of the photographs in the collection. Brian was nine years old when he arrived in Japan in 1947. The presence of families of servicemen of all ranks was a distinctive aspect of BCOF.