British Commonwealth Occupation of Japan. New Zealand. J Force

Multiple copies of official photographs; all contain captions.

Several photos of men from Headquarters relaxing at the beach at Yoshimi near Chofu (includes Lt A Rowe, Major R C Hollis, Capt R B G Chadwick, Capt I F Brown, Lt D H Yeoman, Major T J W Mallasch, Capt A N Rutledge, 2 Lt A Howell); church service at the church of St Francis Xavier, Chofu conducted by Rev W W Ainsworth, assisted by Chaplain A A G Welsh; Japanese priest Father Nakayama Suketo and members of the Japanese choir; view of Mt Fuji; relaxing on the beach at Ayaragi (Sgt J L Brown, Staff Sgt L M Holland, Miss M G Thompson, Miss P Hunt, WOI V J I Vaney, Miss P G Gilmore); Japanese market stalls at Hiroshima; group of nurses, VADs and WAACs wlecomed aboard the `Dunera' by Matron C McDonald; HMS Cossack tied up alongside `Dunera' at Kure; NZ team march past at BCOF Athletic Meeting lead by Capt R Stanley-Harris; soldiers examining their first pay in occupation currency; `Dunera' arriving at Kure; WAACs reading their first mail after arriving in Japan on the `Dunera' (P Cronin, R Rattenbury, P Gilmore, G Herdman & A C Lynch); A A Ashton with his wife and daughter; engaged couple - Lt J F Pope & Miss Lois Ivory; WAACs J Alister & M Cooney; band playing at Hiroshima station; Nagasaki two years after the atomic bomb dropped showing remains of Nagasaki Medical University; records being packed for return to NZ (Sgt B J Richards & Sgt D B Redmond); British Military Provost Court at Yamaguchi being heard before Major R C Hollis, the President (includes WO2 A Hassall, Pte E I Kitching); second relief draft of J-Force arriving at Kure on the `Dunera'; General H G D Crerar visiting Pte H C Lethborg in 6th NZ Gen Hospital at Kiwa; Bren carrier patrol on Chofu-Yamaguchi road checking for black market goods; men of the 3rd Battalion, NZ Regiment relaxing in the pool at Freyberg Park, Yamaguchi; International Military Tribunal held at Tokyo; soldiers returning to NZ on the `Dunera'; General Crerar inspecting Maori Guard of Honour from 2nd Battalion with Capt C Taite at Ozuki; social function to welcome WAACs, VADS and nurses held at the Officers' Club, Shimonoseki; members of 3rd Battalion, NZ Regiment on guard duty, Chofu.

Japanese children watching the guards changing at 2NZEF Headquarters, Chofu; Band pratice lead by drum-major Bandsman L A Doar; relaxing at the Kawatana (Kawana?) Hotel - Bandsman S D Middleton, Sgt C A Pomeroy; Bandsman L A Doar, Pte S E Milnes, Bandsman V J Edwardson, Bandsman T Sutherland & Bandsman S J Ellison, S J Brown, G Milnes, J Mathias; group photo of NZ Signal Corps with Japanese hostesses at Kawatana Hotel near Chofu; Lt Bruhns giving instruction in the cleaning of rifle bolts to men of 3rd Battalion; Major R B Reed giving instruction to recently arrived draft of J-Force (Cpl Taylor, Sgt Wells, Pte Richard, Lt Hunter, L/Cpl Wilson & Sgt Harding); Japanese women altering clothes for newly arrived 2NZEF troops; men of 19 NZASC aquaplaning; General Crerar taking tea with nurses of 6th NZ General Hospital (Sister Carol Dean, Miss C McDonald & Brigadier Crump); fighting the fire at Kobe Steel Co Works; Brigadier S H Crump presenting trophy to Sgt E B Ashton at 2NZEF (Japan) Athletic Meeting held at Springfield Stadium, Ube; Miss N I Tisch, Miss M Fox & Miss V Jackman competing in 75 yards dash; Pte L W S Dickison winning the 880 yards; Lt K W Langdon, Capt J S Manning & Capt Stanley-Morris competing in 120 yards hurdles; Sapper L O Sillich competing in the broad jump; Gen Crerar visiting Sapper J Nicholls at the surgical division of 6th NZ Gen Hospital; Gen Crerar speaking with Lance Cpl L A Doar; Gen Crerar's arrival at Ozuki meeting Lt-Col J A Worsnop, Lt-Col G McCaskill; Brig S H Crump; Pte S D Cairney, Sgt J R Johnston & Cpl A R Gunn of 27th NZ Battalion reading the British Commonwealth Occupation News and Jayforce Times; dance held at OR's Beer Bar at Headquarters; L H Martin, Station Manager of AKAA, the NZ radio station in Japan, interviewing two English WVS girls.

Quantity: 278 b&w original photographic print(s).