Description
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell, the Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army (right in group at steps), leaves building 39 at a base of the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) , probably at Kure, Japan. He is being accompanied by Lt Gen W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief of BCFK (left), and an unidentified Australian Navy commander. Lt Gen Rowell is touring Japan and Korea, and is meeting with military leaders to discuss Australia's participation in the Korean War. A driver stands at attention at Lt Gen Rowell's waiting car. Note the three stars on the plate at the front of the car, and the car pennant (flag), probably of BCFK, consisting of a Union Jack with a British Commonwealth Forces patch in the centre.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ3052
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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