Authority to marry, issued by the Australian Military Forces, 1952
Item
- Title
- Authority to marry, issued by the Australian Military Forces, 1952
- Subject
- Japanese language
- Marriage records
- Armed Forces
- Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
- Category
- 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
- Keywords
- Marriage certificate
- 1950s
- White Australia policy
- Current holder
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Date
- August 1, 1952
- Item number
- 00054420
- Access rights
- Digitised
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Description from source
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Medium: Paper, ink Dimensions Overall: 330 x 200 mm, 5.94 g This certificate of authority to marry was issued to John Joseph Morris and Sadako Kikuchi by the Australian Military Forces on 1 August 1952. Sadako defied her family to marry John, an Australian soldier, and migrate to Australia after World War II.
- Physical format
- Certificates