ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-18. PORTION OF HEADQUARTERS, BCOF, WHICH WERE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE ...

Place Asia: Japan, Eta Jima
Accession Number 132228
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Queale, Alan
Place made Japan: Eta Jima
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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ETA JIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-18. PORTION OF HEADQUARTERS, BCOF, WHICH WERE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE NAVAL ACADEMY. SHOWN: "C" MESS (RIGHT FOREGROUND) USED AS DORMITORIES FOR SINGLE OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS OF THE ACADEMY; LEFT TO RIGHT: STATION OFFICERS' MESS FORMERLY NAVAL CADETS RECREATION CENTRE; OTHER RANKS BARRACKS FORMERLY CADETS' CLASSROOMS FOR SCIENCE LITERATURE AND MATHS; SERGEANTS' MESS AND PROVOST HEADQUARTERS FORMERLY CADETS MESS; STEEL FRAMEWORK IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF CADETS BARRACKS; BEHIND THE FRAMEWORK IS THE REAR WING OF HEADQUARTERS, BCOF; WHITE BUILDING AT RIGHT IS THE ROXY THEATRE AND AES BUILDINGS, FORMERLY USED BY THE JAPANESE AS NAVAL MUSEUM AND THEATRE.