Accession Number | FREJ0220 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Freeman, William Harry |
Place made | Japan: Tokyo |
Date made | c July 1947 |
Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The first Australian soldier to be made an honorary member of the First United States Cavalry ...
Description
The first Australian soldier to be made an honorary member of the First United States Cavalry Division is Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) H C H Robertson, Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). He is pictured here wearing the black and gold colour patch of the Division. Beside him is Major General W C Chase, Officer Commanding the United States First Cavalry Division. The induction ceremony was held at Camp Drake, near Tokyo. Lt Gen Robertson inspected the Division after the ceremony.