Description
The funeral procession for VX112288 Major (Maj) J R Fitzgerald from the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Headquarters, slowly makes its way down a Kure street. A group of officers and Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) marches beside the military truck that serves as a hearse. Following the truck is an official staff car carrying some of the funeral party. The procession is passing a group of corrugated iron huts in a compound protected by a concrete wall topped with barbed wire. The funeral service took place in the Sacred Heart Chapel, and was attended by a large congregation of mourners.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ0356
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 24 January 1950
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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