| Accession Number | KURJ0025 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
British Commonwealth Public Relations Section, Japan |
| Place made | Japan: Hiro |
| Date made | 1956 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
British Commonwealth Base Workshops at Hiro, Japan, have been handed back to the Japanese ...
Description
British Commonwealth Base Workshops at Hiro, Japan, have been handed back to the Japanese Government as part of the run down due to finish at the end of the year. During the Korean War the workshops rebuilt 100 vehicles a month and since 1951 when it was taken over for the second time by the Commonwealth Forces, the workshops have been responsible for the repair of all vehicles in the area. Discussing the handover are, left to right: Captain C H Boswell, Officer Commanding the Workshops; Major (Maj) A A T Hiscock, Deputy Commander Royal Engineers; Mr Motoo Yamamoto, Chugoku Finance Bureau, Kure Branch; Mr Katsutoshi Yamashita, Chief of the Chugoku Finance Bureau , Kure Branch; Mr Kidaru Matasumo, Kure Procurement Bureau; and Maj J Sievewright, Deputy Assistant Director, Claims and Hirings, British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK).