HOBJ5209 Accession Number: HOBJ5209

Description

Kure, Japan. 5 August 1954. On a periodic visit from Crown Radio at the 1st Commonwealth Division in Korea - one of two Commonwealth stations programmed by Britcom Broadcasting Station - is Sergeant Frank Self of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (centre). With him are two staff members of the Kure Station, Sergeant Raymond Coulston, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC), of Ballarat, Vic (left), and Corporal Kev O'Donnell of Rose Bay, NSW. They are pictured in the transcription library checking out BBC transcriptions for the Korea station.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5209
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
5 August 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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