The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Interior of the Sacred Heart Chapel where the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, is in progress. Unidentified servicemen stand guard at the four points of the coffin. They are in dress uniform , with their heads bowed and their hands crossed on the butts of their rifles, which are pointing muzzle-down. SSgt Heylen had previously served in the Second World War, before becoming a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), in Japan.
Unidentified coffin bearers carry the coffin from the Sacred Heart Chapel after the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, British Commonwealth Oc
Unidentified coffin bearers carry the coffin from the Sacred Heart Chapel after the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, British Commonwealth Oc
Kure, Japan. 1950-05-21. Coffin bearers carrying the coffin from the Sacred Heart Chapel after the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, BCOF.
Kure, Japan. 1950-05-21. Interior of the Sacred Heart Chapel where the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, BCOF, is in progress, conducted by Father H
Kure, Japan. 1950-05-21. Father Hogan leading the cortege from the Sacred Heart Chapel during the funeral service of SX11752 Staff Sergeant J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, BCOF.
The funeral procession of SX11752 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) J Heylen, Australian Army Canteens Service, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), arrives at Kure Railway Station. An honour guard march
