Kure, Japan. 1949-10-08. Athletes competing in the three mile event at BCOF athletics carnival ...

Place Asia: Japan, Kure
Accession Number 146173
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Holzheimer, Claude Rudolph
Place made Japan: Kure
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Kure, Japan. 1949-10-08. Athletes competing in the three mile event at BCOF athletics carnival held at Anzac park. Front to rear: NX140609 Major A. W. John, Headquarters BCOF, (striped singlet and shorts); 3/833 Sergeant A. M. Harris, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), ("N" on singlet), who came first; VX500816 Private W. N. Bayfield, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (dark singlet and white shorts), 2nd in the race.