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. The Guard of Honour was mounted by detachments from the Dorset Regiment (left); 1RAR and NZ detachment, and the Canadian Queen's Own Rifles (right), and is shown here giving the General Salute.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ5504
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
10 November 1954
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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