| Places | |
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| Accession Number | HOBJ2958 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Japan: Kure |
| Date made | April 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Colonel Ian Hutchison DSO MC ED in command of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) ...
Description
Colonel Ian Hutchison DSO MC ED in command of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) (left), talking to Brigadier Ian Ross Campbell DSO and bar, Commander British Commonwealth Base, Kure, in charge of Australian component of BCOF, on board a troopship before 1RAR's departure for Korea. Note the black arm bands worn on the left arm, a mark of mourning for the late King George VI.