HOBJ0672 Accession Number: HOBJ0672

Description

Five British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) meet at an Anzac Day parade at Anzac Park, Kure. Left to right: an unidentified RAN Commander (back to camera), an unidentified RAAF officer (obscured), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF, an unidentified Australian Army Brigadier. Note the ribbon bars on their uniforms that indicate their service in the Second World War (WWII). The RAAF is wearing a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) or an Australian Flying Cross (AFC) ribbon.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0672
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
25 April 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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