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 insignia of the Order of the British Empire on Chaplain (4th Class ) Eizear Basil Phillips OBE of Tasmania. Chaplain Phillips was with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), from the time the unit landed in Korea. He took part in every action, and his daily visits to men in the line, despite personal danger, brought solace and comfort to hundreds.
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ5758
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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