HOBJ3649 Accession Number: HOBJ3649

Description

George Holland, President of the Returned Services League of Australia (RSL) (right), meets with two officers from United Nations forces, probably in Japan, during his tour of Japan and Korea. On the left is Lieutenant General W Bridgeford MC CBE CB, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), and in the centre is an unidentified Turkish Army officer. Note the Turkish star and crescent (moon) on the officer's shoulder patch. During the Korean War the Turkish Brigade was attached to the US Army's 25th Division.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3649
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
September 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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