HOBJ0064 Accession Number: HOBJ0064

Description

2376 Captain (Capt) Leon Roderic 'Lee' Greville, a member of the North Zone team, competes in the high jump during a British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) athletics meeting held at Anzac Park. Capt Greville achieved third place in the event. An official is standing at right and spectators, and marquees are at left rear. Capt L R Greville went on to serve in the Korean War and Vietnam War and is part of a family of servicemen. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Sydney Jamieson Greville served in the Second World War and then as Commanding Officer of the BCOF Signals Regiment. Capt Greville's brother Phillip Jamieson Greville served in the Second World War, the Korean War and Vietnam War.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0064
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 October 1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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