HOBJ2575 Accession Number: HOBJ2575

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. Lt Gen Robertson has been Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) since 1946. He is being escorted by unidentified Australian Army officers. 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
HOBJ2575
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
10 November 1951
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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