Hiro, Japan, 1950. Informal portrait of Mr Mori, a Japanese civilian, sitting at his desk. Mr ...

Place Asia: Japan, Hiro
Accession Number P01813.568
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Robertson, Ian
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Hiro, Japan, 1950. Informal portrait of Mr Mori, a Japanese civilian, sitting at his desk. Mr Mori worked as a laboratory film processor for the photographers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in Japan. Before World War 2, Mr Mori had worked as a photographer in Malaya and, from about 1946, had started working for the Australian component of BCOF. At the time of this portrait, he was about 65 years old. (Donor I. Robertson)