Description
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell, Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army (back to camera, carrying a swagger stick) visits a a wharf area, probably at Kure, Japan. He is being accompanied by unidentified Australian Army officers, including Lt Gen W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces Korea (right), and other Commonwealth army officers. Lt Gen Rowell is touring Japan and Korea to meet with leaders and discuss matters affecting Australia's participation in the Korean War. Note the ships at anchor in the harbour.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ3037
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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