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5th Gurkha Rifles, Japan 1946. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

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THE ALLIED OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. The 2/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles marching through Kure soon after their arrival in Japan as part of the Allied forces of occupation. FURTHER INFORMATION: In May 1946 the troopship ORDUNA brought 1700 men of the Mahratta Light Infantry and 2/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles to Kure in Japan.

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great britain 1946 in hiroshima prefecture 5th gurkha rifles black and white photographs of military people british armed forces in japan british army in world war ii british commonwealth occupation force british indian army in world war ii kure hiroshima may 1946 in japan photographs from the imperial war museum royal gurkha rifles uk government artistic works japan british empire
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01/05/1946
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great britain 1946 in hiroshima prefecture 5th gurkha rifles black and white photographs of military people british armed forces in japan british army in world war ii british commonwealth occupation force british indian army in world war ii kure hiroshima may 1946 in japan photographs from the imperial war museum royal gurkha rifles uk government artistic works japan british empire