The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Force (BCOF), winner of the 3000 metres in 9 minutes, 41.8 seconds, Corporal (Cpl) Theodore Kimball, a member of the Yokohama Command, winner of the 800 metres in 2 minutes, 3.1 seconds (record), and Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Harris, a member of BCOF, winner of the 1500 metres in 4 minutes, 18.2 seconds (record). Capt Cooper is a former Inter-Varsity mile winner for Adelaide University and well known on the South Australian tracks. Cpl Kimball, a black American soldier, is wearing a tracksuit with a skull and crossbones emblem.
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
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
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 t
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
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
The four members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), relay team. They are the winners at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Championships held in Kyoto. Seen here are, left to right: Co
