HOBJ3045 Accession Number: HOBJ3045

Description

Lieutenant General Sydney F Rowell (left), the Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army, shakes hands with an unidentified colonel from the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), as he arrives for a meeting. Lt Gen Rowell is on a tour of Japan and Korea, to meet with military leaders and discuss Australia's participation in the Korean War. Following Lt Gen Rowell out of the car is Lt Gen W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief of BCFK. An Australian Army lance corporal is saluting as he holds the car door open for the officers.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3045
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 5 May 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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