1941 Fenwick Street

Japanese troops marching along Fenwick Street. Bomb damage to the building at the rear of the Sailors' Home and Mission to Seamen.

(Reviewed and replaced the photograph with an original version showing a full view of the same scene. The previous photo did not include the Japanese soldier on the left in the foreground and was captioned as showing "captured" Japanese troops in 1945 ? Unable to trace the origin of the photograph. Perhaps a wartime Japanese press photo (Asahi Shimbun ?) taken after Christmas Day 1941 showing Japanese troops entering the city. Amended the likely year of the photograph from 1945 to 1941. Comments are welcome)

Date picture taken
1941

Comments

Agree with 1941. Although the New York Times shows the same photo (without the soldier on the left) and dates it to 1945, I don't think that defeated Japanese soldiers would be allowed to march with their rifles.