Hiro Naval Arsenal during the BCOF Occupation #6

Hiro Naval Arsenal during the BCOF Occupation #6

Occupied Japan, British Commonwealth Occupation Force

Photograph of a Japanese home on the outskirts of Hiro Naval Arsenal. Hiro Naval Arsenal was a production favility for seaplanes, flying boats and more. During the Occupation it was used as a camp for BCOF troops. At the beginning of the Occupation it was the 66th Infantry Battalion camp, John Entwistle's home while in Japan.

John Entwistle

February 1946 - January 1947

© Karen Entwistle. Digital and Print Curator: Chloe-Rose Traynor. Support for this project was given by Western Sydney University, 2019.

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945 - 1952)

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Hiro Naval Arsenal, Kure, Japan

1946 - 1947

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