HOBJ3000 Accession Number: HOBJ3000

Description

A congregation of unidentified servicemen (and women) sit in a chapel in Japan and listen to a service, probably to commemorate Anzac Day on 25 April 1952. The servicemen are probably members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) or the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), and include members of Australian, New Zealand and British forces. Note the female Australian Red Cross nurse, sitting at the aisle end of the second row from the front.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3000
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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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