148564 Accession Number: 148564

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Hiro, Japan. 1953-08-07. Brigadier R. G. Pollard DSO talking to four Australian prisoners-of-war at the JRBD Reception Camp after repatriation from Korea. Left to right: Brigadier Pollard; 2/400000 Corporal D. P. Buck, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), captured 1951-01-21 (first Australian POW); 3/400808 Private V. E. O'Brien, 3RAR, captured 1953-01-25; 3/400795 Private A. Poole, 3RAR, captured 1953-01-25 and 2/400030 Private R. Parker, 3RAR, captured 1951-04-24.

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Accession Number
148564
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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