HOBJ2921 Accession Number: HOBJ2921

Description

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 Superintendent in Chief St John Ambulance Brigade, and Chairman of St John and Red Cross Services Hospitals Welfare Department. On her uniform, Lady Mountbatten is wearing a St John shoulder title. The group are standing near the steps of a BOAC aircraft.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ2921
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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