HOBJ2791 Accession Number: HOBJ2791

Description

Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army (front), is on a tour of Korea, inspecting conditions and equipment of the Australian Army. Snow is falling as Mr Francis, members of the ministerial party and officers from the United Nations (UN) forces, make their way down a hillside from a snow covered dugout. The group of four, front to back are: Josiah Francis; unidentified man wearing glasses, Major General James Cassels, Commander of the 1st Commonwealth Division, Korea; unidentified. At the entry to the dugout are Charles Nicol, Australian Army Director of Public Relations (left) and an unidentified officer (?) (right).

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2791
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
December 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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