HOB/56/0647/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0647/MC

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Henry Wells, KBE, CB, DSO, Chief of the General Staff Australian Army (centre) and Colonel F W Speed, Commander Australian Army Forces Malaya (third from left next to Lt Gen Wells), touring a new housing project which will provide over 100 new homes at Tanjong Tokong on the island of Penang. The project is now nearing completion and will provide accommodation for many Australian Army families. General Wells and his entourage are being shown the plans by officers in charge of the building project. A quarter ton Jeep is parked on the left in the background.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0647/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession HOB/56/0647/MC

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