HOBJ3038 Accession Number: HOBJ3038

Description

Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell, Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army (third from left) 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
HOBJ3038
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 3 May 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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