HOBJ2393
Photograph HOBJ2393 Korean War, 1950-1953An unidentified Australian Red Cross officer (centre), wearing a Red Cross badge on his lapel, talks with an serviceman (right), possibly from the US Army. In the British Commonwealth Red Cross jeep
HOBJ2398 Accession Number: HOBJ2398
Description
An unidentified Australian Red Cross officer (right), wearing a Red Cross badge on his lapel, sits on steps outside the Swedish Red Cross hospital with a female Red Cross medical officer. They are comparing notes as they talk. The two officers are wearing different kinds of Red Cross badges. The female officer is probably a nurse or doctor from the hospital which was operated and staffed by Sweden in Pusan, South Korea until 1956. Note the Second World War ribbon bars on the uniform of the Australian officer, and the briefcase between his legs.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2398
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c September 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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