P01813.164 Accession Number: P01813.164

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Okayama, Honshu, Japan, 1948-04-25. During the Anzac Parade at Okayama barracks, senior members of the 67th Infantry Battalion, part of the Australian component of BCOF, place floral wreaths against the base of a simple war memorial. At the front and sides of the memorial, three soldiers stand with their heads bowed and their hands resting on the butts of their upturned rifles whose barrels rest on top of the soldiers' left boots. The soldier holding the wreath at right is Warrant Officer 1 H. ('Jack') Hardwood, Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the 67th Battalion. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.164
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Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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