HOBJ2868 Accession Number: HOBJ2868

Description

An unidentified lieutenant general (right) visits a patient who is lying in bed in a military hospital probably in Japan. The patient is resting his arm on a pillow as he talks with the lieutenant general. Note the lieutenant general is wearing ribbon bars which indicate he has seen First World War and Second World War service, and has received the Military Cross.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2868
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c April 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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