King's Birthday parade Tokyo, 1948

Accession Number F07510
Collection type Film
Measurement 2 min 11 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Military History Section, BCOF
Place made Japan: Tokyo
Date made 10 June 1948
Access Open
Conflict 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

Paraded troops of 'A' Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery Regiment and members of 2 New Zealand Guard Battalion in honour of the King's birthday. Immediately following the royal salute the Acting Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) Air Vice Marshal McCauley led the call for three cheers for His Majesty the King. Before the flag was broken, members of the Australian and United States Armies were decorated by the Acting C-in-C. Decorated were: +Colonel (Col) G A A Jones, 8th US Army, OBE; +Col C S Myers, GHQ FEC US, OBE; *Lieutenant R Muirhead, 21st Australian Advanced Ordnance Depot, BEM. Not photographed: +Sergeant T L Johnston, Camp Staff, Ebisu, MM; *VX15127 Brigadier John William Alexander O'Brien DSO, GHQ Scap, ED; *17502 (QX6028) Col Ivan Jack Hooker, HQ BCOF, ED; *18001 (QX6378) Lieutenant Colonel Richard Harold Marson DSO, HQ BCOF, ED. (+Identified by name only from BECON. Name and rank and decoration check with limited dope sheet. *Identification check in Army Graduation List.)

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