Description
Hiro, Japan. 25 April 1955. Five Australian members of the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK), were presented with awards from the Queen on Anzac Day 1955. The presentations were made by the Commander in Chief, BCFK, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) R. Bierwirth CBE. Here Lt Gen Bierwirth (left), pins the Military Cross on Captain Leonard Montague Montgomerie of Ardrossan, SA. Captain Montgomerie, when a platoon commander of No. 4 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), showed outstanding bravery, leadership and determination at Chukton-ni, Korea, on 24 April 1951.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ5759
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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