British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) election observers, both of whom speak fluent ...

British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) election observers, both of whom speak fluent Japanese, outside the Number 5 Polling Booth at the High School. Identified are: NFX191410 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Mary Monk, and NFX191408 WO2 Joyce Crane, both of the Australian Army Medical Womens' Service (AAMWS), 130th Australian General Hospital, and both formerly of Bellevue Hill, Sydney. This was the first post-war national election held in Japan, and the first in which Japanese women had the right to vote.