HOBJ0218 Accession Number: HOBJ0218

Description

A group of unidentified officers and senior non commissioned officers of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) enjoy an Armistice Day reunion in an army club. All of the men were veterans of the First World War. Nearly 50 veterans attended an Armistice Reunion Dinner for BCOF 1914-1918 Personnel, at the Empire Club in Kure, Japan.The woman serving at the bar is is passing a bottle of beer to a smiling Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF. She is Rose O'Brien, and the wife of an Australian serviceman posted to BCOF. Front row, fifth from left, wearing moustache, is NX11012 Temporary Major Albert Arndell Coleman, BCOF Ordnance Depot.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0218
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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