HOBJ5444 Accession Number: HOBJ5444

Description

Leaving the airstrip after his arrival at the 1st Commonwealth Division Headquarters, is Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Rudolph Bierwirth CBE, Commander in Chief, designate, British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK), seated back. Driving the jeep is Major General H Murray, General Officer Commanding, 1st Commonwealth Division, next to him is Lt Gen H Wells CB CBE DSO, the existing Commander in Chief. A shovel has been attached to the side of the jeep.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5444
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
21 October 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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