HOBJ4081
Photograph HOBJ4081 Korean War, 1950-1953Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (right), shakes hands with an unidentified US Army officer at a social function in Japan. Lt Gen
HOBJ4075 Accession Number: HOBJ4075
Description
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK) (second from left, rear), watches as Lt Gen Wells shakes hands with an unidentified US Army officer at a social function in Japan. An unidentified Australian Army captain is standing in the background (right). Lt Gen Bridgeford will soon be returning to Australia and will be replaced by Lt Gen Wells. Note the US Army officer is wearing a shoulder patch of the 2nd Infantry Division. The patch has a star with an American Indian (Native American) head in the centre and additional words including 'KOREA 1952'.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ4075
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c February 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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