Eta Jima, Japan. 1952-10-24. Participants in the final elimination shoot of the British ...

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Accession Number 148105
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Holzheimer, Claude Rudolph
Place made Japan: Eta Jima
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Eta Jima, Japan. 1952-10-24. Participants in the final elimination shoot of the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK), for the Queen's Medal of 1952. Left to right: 2/400943 Corporal O'Shea of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), 121 points; 6/48 Captain G. J. Leary of 1 Reinforcement Holding Unit, 120 points; 2/40097 Captain Sverre Witzo ('Fred') Ness of British Commonwealth Engineers Regiment, 131 points, and WX11323 Sergeant J. R. Cassidy of British Commonwealth Engineers Regiment, 76 points.