The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Family and friends on the wharf wave goodbye as the troopship HMT Devonshire prepares to depart from Kure wharf for Australia, carrying British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) troops who have completed their tour of duty. In March the Devonshire brought troops of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) to Japan, to prepare for their service in the Korean War.
Family and friends on the wharf wave goodbye as the troopship HMT Devonshire prepares to depart for Australia, carrying British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) troops who have completed their tou
The troopship HMT Devonshire arrives in Kure Harbour, carrying on board troops from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) and New Zealand reinforcements. The troops are disembarkin
Unidentified soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), wave goodbye from the bus which is taking them to a camp in Japan. They arrived at Kure on the troopship HMT Devons
Unidentified members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), carrying their rifles and kit, walk down the gangplank from the troopship HMT Devonshire at Kure wharf. Other members o
An unidentified Australian sergeant, wearing a British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) shoulder patch (left), shakes hands with a newly arrived soldier from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australia
The troopship HMT Devonshire arrives in Kure Harbour, carrying on board troops from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) and New Zealand reinforcements. The troops are disembarkin
