| Place | Asia: Japan, Honshu, Chugoku, Okayama |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01205.024 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Katsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. 1947-04. Sergeant (Sgt) Eric A. Saxon, Australian Army and ...
Description
Katsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. 1947-04. Sergeant (Sgt) Eric A. Saxon, Australian Army and part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), and his two Ghurka drivers with their jeep during the election campaign. After the surrender of Japan the country's first democratic elections were held in April 1947. There were four elections held about a week apart, two for the National Parliament, the Upper and Lower Houses, one for the Prefectural Governors and one for Local Government bodies. The election was supervised by teams from the occupation forces. This team led by Sgt Saxon was responsible for Maniwa-gun in Okayama Prefecture and was based at Katsuyama. Each team was responsible for supervising the election campaign, the ballot and counting the votes.