Category: British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Australia

Categories: Australia, World War II | Australian Defence Force

Participation in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) marked the first time that Australians were involved in the military occupation of a sovereign nation which it had defeated in war. BCOF participation in the Allied occupation of Japan was announced on 31 January 1946, though planning and negotiations had been in progress since the end of the war. The main body of Australian troops arrived in Japan on 21 February. About 16,000 Australians served in BCOF, including an infantry contingent of 4,700, base units consisting of 5,300, an air force wing of 2,200, and 130 from the Australian General Hospital. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) also had a presence in the region as part of the British Pacific Fleet. The BCOF area of responsibility was the western prefectures of Shimani, Yamaguchi, Tottori, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Shikoku Island. BCOF ceased to exist on 28th April 1952 when the Japanese Peace Treaty came into effect.

British_Commonwealth_Occupation_Force,_Australia

B

Joan Bennett 04 Feb 1918 Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom - aft 04 Feb 2018

John Bizzell 15 Jun 1914 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - May 1991

Jack Bloomfield 03 Jan 1919 Prospect, South Australia, Australia - 04 Dec 2000

Robin Burston 28 Jun 1921 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - 09 Apr 2008

David Butler 03 Sep 1928 Guildford, Western Australia, Australia - 24 Nov 2020

C

Sidney Cannell 05 Feb 1916 Woodville, South Australia, Australia - 02 Oct 1990

Richmond Cubis 03 Jan 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 08 Jul 1999

D

Donald Donkin 03 Jan 1929 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia - 30 Jul 2016

Clifford Drewett 13 Mar 1928 York, South Australia, Australia - 24 Jun 1962

Donald Dunstan 18 Feb 1923 Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia - 15 Oct 2011

E

Gerald Elliott 07 Aug 1924 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia - 31 Aug 2009

F

Thomas Fogarty 01 Dec 1904 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia - 1967

G

Alwyn Garrett 12 Feb 1900 Northam, Western Australia (Australia) - 04 Nov 1977

G cont.

Duncan Goslett 04 Jan 1911 Carlton, Victoria, Australia - 20 May 1992

Robert Graham 04 Mar 1920 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Stuart Graham 23 Oct 1920 Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia - 20 Jul 1996

H

Ronald Hopkins 24 May 1897 Stawell, Victoria, Australia - 24 Nov 1990

L

Kevin Latchford 21 Jan 1927 New South Wales, Australia - 24 Feb 2013

M

Kenneth Mackay 17 Feb 1917 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia - 18 May 2004

Horace Madden 14 Feb 1924 Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Nov 1951

John McCauley 18 Mar 1899 Newtown, New South Wales (Australia) - 03 Feb 1989

Bruce McDonald 23 Mar 1925 Geelong, Victoria, Australia - 23 Mar 1993

Neville McNamara 17 Apr 1923 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia - 07 May 2014

Alan McNicoll 03 Apr 1908 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - 11 Oct 1987

Clarence Meiklejohn 05 Dec 1922 Roma, Queensland, Australia - 11 Sep 1995

M cont.

Alan Morrison 15 Aug 1927 Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia - 09 May 2008

N

Robert Newitt 22 Jul 1915 Yandina, Queensland, Australia - 14 Sep 1989

Robert Nimmo 22 Nov 1893 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 04 Jan 1966

John Northcott 24 Mar 1890 Creswick, Victoria, Australia - 04 Aug 1966

O

James Ochiltree 02 Apr 1918 Armadale, Victoria, Australia - 03 Mar 1987

P

Alan Palmer 09 Dec 1911 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - 30 Aug 1987

R

Horace Robertson 29 Oct 1894 Warrnambool, Victoria (Australia) - 28 Apr 1960

S

Edmund Sheldrick 04 Apr 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 1956

John Stevenson 13 Aug 1925 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia - 30 Jul 2008

W

Frederick Whitelaw 25 Sep 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 08 Jun 2004

Arthur Wilson 29 Sep 1897 Manly, New South Wales (Australia) - 15 Feb 1982

This page was last modified 00:09, 2 April 2022. This page has been accessed 227 times.