Accession Number | HOBJ0249 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
Place made | Japan |
Date made | c 1950 |
Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF escort a young ...
Description
Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF escort a young Japanese man in the back of a Military Police jeep. The jeep is in the street outside a Japanese shop in Kure. A female Japanese police officer sits next to the driver, while a male Japanese officer sits behind the driver, helping to guard the prisoner. Note that the Japanese Police officers are wearing a striped brassards on their right arms.