HOBJ3818 Accession Number: HOBJ3818

Description

An unidentified Australian General inspects Australian officers and non commissioned officers (NCOs) who are serving with the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) at a base in Japan. Accompanying the General is Lieutenant Colonel L D King, Commander of the British Commonwealth Sub-Area, Tokyo (obscured by the general). The Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) second from the right is 345096 Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) H T Harwood. WO1 Harwood had previously served in the First World War (probably in the British Army), the Second World War (in the Australian Army), and in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ3818
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c November 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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