MELJ1196 Accession Number: MELJ1196

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 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Peter Stringer (centre), of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England and L Cpl Peter Miller (right), of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. 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
MELJ1196
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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