The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of unidentified Australian officers and non commissioned officers, members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), enjoying a reunion in a specially decorated canteen. Nearly 50 veterans were attending an Armistice Reunion Dinner for BCOF 1914-1918 Personnel at the Empire Club in Kure, Japan. Most of the group are veterans of the First and Second World Wars and had taken part in a commemorative Armistice Day ceremony that morning. Here a group is singing around a piano. Staff Sergeant 'Dadda' Boyce, singing and holding a glass of beer (behind the pianist), wears medal ribbons indicating he probably fought at Gallipoli. The captain to his right, also a first war veteran, wears the ribbon of the Military Medal awarded for bravery in the field as a private soldier or non-commissioned officer.
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), with a group of officers and non commissioned officers at an Armistice Day reunio
A group of unidentified Australian officers and non commissioned officers enjoy an Armistice Reunion Dinner, for British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) 1914-1918 Personnel, in the specially deco
Senior non commissioned officers sign commemorative menus at an Armistice Reunion Dinner for British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) 1914-1918 Personnel, at the Empire Club at Kure, Japan . The s
A group of unidentified officers and senior non commissioned officers of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) enjoy an Armistice Day reunion in an army club. All of the men were veterans o
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF (standing) smiles as he addresses a group of officers and senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) at an Armistice Reunion Dinner fo
A group of unidentified Australian officers and non commissioned officers enjoying a reunion in a specially decorated canteen. Note the sandbags in front of the bar and the decorative banner announci
