107794
Photograph 107794 Korean War, 1950-1953On the day of relinquishing his command, the Commander-in-Chief, British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK), Lieutenant General H. Wells, reviewed a parade of BCFK Troops at Kure, and inspected a Guard
107792 Accession Number: 107792
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On the day of relinquishing his Command, the Commander-in-Chief, British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK), Lieutenant General H. Wells, reviewed a parade of BCFK troops at Kure and inspected a Guard of Honour of BCFK troops at HMAS Commonwealth. He then embarked for Australia. Shown, Lieutenant General Wells at the wharf bidding farewell to a group of Officers. Commander G. Ashley-Brown RAN is behind Lieutenant General Wells; the Army Officer on the right is Brigadier J. N. Carter, Chief of Staff, and to the extreme right of picture is the new Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General R. Bierwirth.
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Accession Number
107792
Photographer
Sergeant S V Baxter
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
25 October 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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