HOBJ0649 Accession Number: HOBJ0649

Description

The Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), Lieutenant General H C H Robertson CBE BSO, takes a salute as Headquarters BCOF marches past at the Anzac Day parade. The parade is at Anzac Park in Kure, Japan. General Robertson, who had served on Gallipoli, was one of a small number of Australians in BCOF who had seen both First and Second World War service.

Details

Accession Number

HOBJ0649

Photographer

Phillip Oliver Hobson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Print silver gelatin

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Date Made

25 April 1950

Place Made

Kure

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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