HOBJ0213 Accession Number: HOBJ0213

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), with a group of officers and non commissioned officers at an Armistice Day reunion. Nearly 50 veterans attended an Armistice Reunion Dinner for BCOF 1914-1918 Personnel at the Empire Club in Kure. Standing, left to right are: Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Frank Fisher, Major O B Conolly, Commanding Officer BCOF Amenities Unit; unidentified man in civilian suit; unidentified, Lt Gen Robertson; unidentified; Brigadier B E Alderson, Finance Advisor; unidentified; unidentified; VX14475 Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) H T 'Jack' Harwood, the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Crouching, left to right are: unidentified, unidentified (rear); possibly 'Bill' Colless (?) of BCOF Laundries; unidentified; unidentified; Sergeant Harold Bates-Brownsword; and Staff Sergeant 'Dadda' Boyce. Many of the First World War veterans also served in the Second World War prior to BCOF.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0213
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 November 1949
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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