HOBJ5505 Accession Number: HOBJ5505

Description

Korea. 10 November 1954. Lieutenant General R. Bierwirth CBE, made his first visit to the 1st Commonwealth Division as Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), and was met at the Division Airstrip by a Guard of Honour composed of members of all units remaining in the new division set-up. The Guard Commander was Major N. P. Farquhar, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), of Camberwell, Vic. Here the General is about to inspect the Guard of Honour which was comprised of detachments from the Dorset Regiment; 1RAR and NZ Detachment and the Canadian Queen's Own Rifles.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5505
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
10 November 1954
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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