Description
At his farewell parade in Kure, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Horace Robertson, inspects troops the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment at Anzac Park, Kure, Japan. He is being escorted by unidentified Australian Army officers. Lt Gen Robertson has been Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) since 1946. Many of the non commissioned officers (NCOs) standing at attention are wearing their Second World War ribbon bars. Note the haze lingering over the parade ground.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ2574
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
10 November 1951
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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