MELJ1194 Accession Number: MELJ1194

Description

Brigadier (Brig) R H L Oulton (left), OBE, Provost Marshal, War Office, London, is inspecting 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 Sergeant 'Mick' Rooney, of Cardwell, Qld and Corporal (Cpl) Colin Watts, of Maryborough, Qld. 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
MELJ1194
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 15/16 in x 5 3/16 in
Overall: 3 11/16 in x 4 11/16 in
Date Made
c 15 December 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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