HOBJ0257 Accession Number: HOBJ0257

Description

Two unidentified Military Police (MP) with the 1st Australian Provost Company BCOF, escort a Japanese civilian seated in the back of a Military Police jeep. A female Japanese Police officer sits next to the driver, while a male Japanese officer (left) helps guard the young man in the back.The group has pulled up in front of a vegetable shop in Kure and are being watched by interested locals. The Military Police have been checking civilian vehicles, probably for contraband.The incident began at a hardware store in Kure and continued along local streets. Note the tram travelling along its route through the commercial area where all signs on the buildings are in Japanese.

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Conflicts

• British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)