Help Identifying Badge and Cap Badge in Indonesia

[feldgrau33]

Hi gents,


Finally i got my first,i believe, japan era occupation photo in Indonesia. This kind of photo is really scarce or even rare.
Although the photo is not in perfect condition, but it's really curious to see both Japanese military personnel intermingle with their Indonesian counterpart in here.


The proud and cheerful gocho or heicho (i think). And he lost a front tooth.
Unfortunately, the other Japanese didn't wore any rank badge.


Interestingly, the corporal wore a badge. And curiously too, the indonesian wore a lighter colored cap but with different kind of cap badge.


So is anyone know what cap badge in here? From the shape is similar with the mitsubishi logo. Is it just me or the round badge on the corporal is a bit similar with the cap badge worn by the indonesian in here? Could it be the gocho-heicho is somekind of foreman for the indonesian in here?

Thank you in advance.

[Larry C]

Yes indeed Timur..this is quite rare. My Mother inlaw who lives in Ambon remembers the occupation and did not say too much about it except when the Atomic bomb went off...the Japanese left. Great photo

Good to see you posting Regards Larry

[Nick Komiya]

Photo is too low quality to see the emblem, so I'll just show you how the Mitsubishi logo was born, assuming that is what it is.
Yataro took his family crest and combined it with his lord's family crest.

[feldgrau33]

Yes indeed Timur..this is quite rare. My Mother inlaw who lives in Ambon remembers the occupation and did not say too much about it except when the Atomic bomb went off...the Japanese left. Great photo

Good to see you posting Regards Larry

Indeed sir, maybe there's strict rule about photography during that era. Hence scrace documentation especially from the native part.

Thank you sir. If i found interesting collection found in here, i'll definitely share it in here.

Photo is too low quality to see the emblem, so I'll just show you how the Mitsubishi logo was born, assuming that is what it is.
Yataro took his family crest and combined it with his lord's family crest.

Thank you for the info sir.

Anyway about the japanese who doesnt wore any rank badge, is there any possibility he's a civilian in the military service?

[feldgrau33]

I found someone sold a japanese era magazine and in one of the picture, there's an NCO wearing similar kind of badge. Too bad the picture is not large enough hence the kanji in the middle is unreadable. But interestingly the soldier wore a wrist band. I guess the heicho on the photo wore the same item too, albeit blocked in view by an indonesian. So is someone know this kind of accoutrement?