The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
With three laps to go in the 3000 metres race at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Athletic Championships, the three place getters are bunched together. They are Private Pte) Roy Schulte, a member of the 7th US Division, leading, Sergeant (Sgt) J Harris, a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), and Captain (Capt) Graham Cooper, also a member of BCOF. Positions were reversed at the finish, Cooper winning by 30 metres in 9 minutes, 41.8 seconds. The sports were held at Kyoto, BCOF taking second place, 2 1/2 points behind the United States Army's 25th Division.
Captain (Capt) Graham Cooper, a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), winning the 3000 metres race at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Athletic Championships held at Kyoto, in th
Portrait of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), first place getters at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Athletic Championships held at Kyoto when the team was second, 2 1/2 points behind
Three of the long distance stars at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Championships held in Kyoto. Seen here are, right, Captain (Capt) Graham Cooper, a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Fo
First place getters at the All-Japan athletics meeting at Kyoto pose with their trophies. Back rows : probably members of the United States Army's 25th Division team. The British Commonwealth Occupat
Competitors take on the first hurdle in the 110 metres high hurdles race at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Championships held in Kyoto. The ultimate winner was Private (Pte) James E Brown, a member
At the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) Annual Athletic Meeting held at Anzac Park in Kure, Lyon-Lee of Wests crosses the winning line of the 800 metres in 2 minutes 10.6 seconds.
