P01813.295 Accession Number: P01813.295

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Kure, Japan, 1950-07-21. An Australian soldier salutes (right) as a jeep containing 2/40103 Padre Alan Walter Arthur Laing drives past during the funeral procession for 2/3534 Private (Pte) L.E.J. White, BCOF Provost Unit. Stacked up in the back of the jeep are numerous floral wreaths. The procession is making its way to Kure Railway Station from where Pte White's body will be transported for burial to the British Commonwealth War Cemetery at Yokohama. (Donor I. Robertson)

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P01813.295
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Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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