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P00969.054 Accession Number: P00969.054

Description

KURE, JAPAN. 1952-02-18. BRIGADIER I. R. CAMPBELL, COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BASE KURE AND COMMANDER OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMPONENT, BRITISH COMMONWEALTH FORCES, KOREA (BCFK), GREETING LIEUTENANT COLONEL I. HUTCHISON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE BATTALION IN JAPAN ON BOARD THE BRITISH TROOPSHIP SS DEVONSHIRE. 1 BATTALION IS STAGING THROUGH JAPAN FOR SERVICE IN KOREA. BETWEEN THE TWO AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICERS ARE THE RAF OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS AND A RAF DOCTOR.

Details

Accession Number

P00969.054

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Film copy negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Place Made

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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Units

Tags

MV Devonshire

Accession P00969.054

Part of collection:

P00969.001

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