HOBJ0559 Accession Number: HOBJ0559

Description

An informal portrait of 21016 Corporal (Cpl) S J Gray, a member of the Provost Combined Rugby League Team, prior to a match. The team went on to become the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) premiers in April 1950. Cpl Cray was a member of the BCOF Provost Unit in Japan, and later served in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0559
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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