HOBJ3002 Accession Number: HOBJ3002

Description

Members of the congregation leave a chapel in Japan following a service, probably to commemorate Anzac Day 25 April 1952. The group standing outside the doorway includes unidentified Australian officers from the British Comonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) or British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), a civilian man in a suit using crutches, and two civilian woman obscured. A soldier (left) is waiting beside a car, holding the door open in readiness for a passenger who is leaving the church, while another soldier (wearing a beret) stands guard.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3002
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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