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	1952-08-01
Item Number	00054420
Access Rights	Digitised
Country Of Origin	Japan
Language	English
Language	Japanese
Description From Source	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