Description
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell, the Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army, inspects two guards outside a building at the British Commonwealth Forces Korea Base in Kure, Japan. He is being accompanied by a group of officers during his visit. Included in the line of official cars, is a Military Police (MP) jeep, with an MP walking on either side. Note the signs pointing to various buildings including: Guard Room and Standby Patrol; Anti Vice and Traffic Squad; Military Police Operations; and Central Provost Station and Enquiries. Lt Gen Rowell is touring Japan and Korea to meet military leaders and discuss Australia's participation in the Korean War.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ3050
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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