HOBJ2843 Accession Number: HOBJ2843

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford CB CBE MC, Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), sitting in the passenger seat of jeep, is farewelled from a camp in Korea by Lieutenant Colonel F G Hassett DSO, Commander of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) (left). Lt Gen Bridgeford has been on a tour of the camp and has addressed troops of 3RAR. The driver of the jeep is Major General A J H Cassels CB CBE DSO, Commander of the 1st Commonwealth Division Korea. The jeep (39Y J52) has a three star plate, a 1st Commonwealth Division patch below the windscreen, a car flag and a large star on the bonnet (a universal recognition symbol for United Nations (UN) forces). The car flag is Union Jack with badge in the centre.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2843
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
January-April 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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