HOBJ2923
Photograph HOBJ2923 Korean War, 1950-1953Lady Edwina Mountbatten (right) speaks with a US Army sergeant at a hospital in Japan. A female medical (?) officer, is standing on Lady Mountbatten's right. Lady Mountbatten is visiting hospitals a
HOBJ2924 Accession Number: HOBJ2924
Description
Lady Edwina Mountbatten shakes hands with a US Army officer who is wearing a Southeast Asia Command shoulder patch. They are in the corridor of a hospital in Japan, near a visitor information and security counter. 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 and a circular patch on the lower part of her sleeve, which reads 'ORDER OF ST JOHN BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY SERVICE HOSPITAL WELFARE'. Note the woman working in the information booth, the upper half of which is caged.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2924
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
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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