Place | Asia: Japan, Hiro |
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Accession Number | P01813.242 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Maker |
Robertson, Ian |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, 1948-12-25. Seated at a long dinner table, members of the 67th Infantry ...
Description
Hiro, Honshu, Japan, 1948-12-25. Seated at a long dinner table, members of the 67th Infantry Battalion, part of the Australian component of BCOF, eat and drink beer during their Christmas dinner in the soldiers' mess. Sitting on the table are numerous bottles and glasses of beer, porcelain mugs, pieces of fruit and saucers containing pieces of Christmas cake. The ceiling of the mess is festooned with streamers. (Donor I. Robertson)