Accession Number | LEEJ0124 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Lee, Douglas Herbert |
Place made | Korea: Pusan |
Date made | December 1951 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army is on a tour of Australian forces in Japan and ...
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, accompanied by Lieutenant General W Bridgeford, Commander in Chief of BCOF and BCFK (on Mr Francis's left), visits the United Nations (UN) Military Cemetery at Pusan, South Korea.The other officers are unidentified.