HOBJ2931
Photograph HOBJ2931 Korean War, 1950-1953Lady Edwina Mountbatten shakes hands with a Japanese man, in a hospital in Japan. The man is wearing a Red Cross badge on his lapel, and is probably an official with the Japanese Red Cross. Lady Mou
HOBJ2932 Accession Number: HOBJ2932
Description
Lady Edwina Mountbatten sits on a lounge chair in a hospital room in Japan, and talks with a Japanese man. The man is wearing a Red Cross badge on his lapel, and is probably an official with the Japanese Red Cross. 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. She is wearing a circular patch on the lower part of her sleeve, which reads 'ORDER OF ST JOHN BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY SERVICE HOSPITAL WELFARE'. Note she is also wearing a black armband.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2932
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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