Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army, is on a tour of Australian forces in Japan and ...

Accession Number LEEJ0104
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Lee, Douglas Herbert
Place made Japan
Date made December 1951
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army, is on a tour of Australian forces in Japan and Korea in December 1951. During his trip he is inspecting troops, conditions and equipment, as well as meeting with senior officers with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK). Here Mr Francis has boarded HMAS Tobruk to inspect the ship and its crew, and is speaking to the unidentified officers and ratings on the deck.