The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lady Edwina Mountbatten prepares to shake hands with Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (right), after her arrival at an airfield in Japan. Lady Mountbatten is visiting hospitals and other medical facilities in Southeast Asia in her capacity as Superintendent in Chief St John Ambulance Brigade, and Chairman of St John and Red Cross Services Hospitals Welfare Department. Also on the tarmac beside the BOAC aircraft are other officers, airport staff, a member of the Air Police and an Air Force photographer. On her uniform, Lady Mountbatten is wearing a St John shoulder title. Note Lt Gen Bridgeford is wearing a black armband.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten talks with Lieutenant General W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (left), at an airfield in Japan. Lady Mountbatten is visiting hospitals and o
Lady Edwina Mountbatten (right) talks with Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (right),possibly in a hospital lounge room in Japan. On Lt G
Lady Edwina Mountbatten (right) talks with Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (right),possibly in a hospital lounge room in Japan. On Lt G
Lady Edwina Mountbatten talks with an RAAf officer and sergeant at an airfield in Japan. Lady Mountbatten is visiting hospitals and other medical facilities in Southeast Asia in her capacity as Super
Lady Edwina Mountbatten meets with General (Gen) Matthew B Ridgway, Commander in Chief United Nations Command (left) and Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth For
Lady Edwina Mountbatten meets with General (Gen) Matthew B Ridgway, Commander in Chief United Nations Command (left) and Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander of British Commonwealth For
