MELJ1193 Accession Number: MELJ1193

Description

Brigadier (Brig) R H L Oulton, OBE, Provost Marshal, War Office, London, inspects a contingent of the Britcom Base Provost Company during his visit to Tokyo. He is visiting Provost establishments in Japan and Korea. Here Brig Oulton is talking with Corporal (Cpl) Colin Watts, of Maryborough, Qld. From left to right are: Sergeant 'Mick' Rooney, of Cardwell, Qld, and of the Provost Company; Brig Oulton; Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Peter Hodgson, of Oldham, Lancashire, England; L Cpl Don Shaw, of Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; L Cpl Pete Miller, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England; and Cpl Watts. The Provost Company is a composite unit consisting of British and Australian military police, responsible for the policing of Commonwealth troops based in Japan and Korea.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ1193
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c 15 December 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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