HOBJ3014 Accession Number: HOBJ3014

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army, inspects unidentified Australian and New Zealand officers from the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) outside a building in Japan (probably Tokyo). Lt Gen Rowell is shaking hands with a non commissioned officer (NCO) wearing a black armband and carrying a swagger stick. He is thought to be 345096 (VX14475) Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) H T 'Jack' Harwood, the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of 3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Lt Gen Rowell is touring Japan and Korea speaking with military leaders on matters affecting Australian participation in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3014
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 2 May 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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