| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 148317 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Holzheimer, Claude Rudolph |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Hiro, Japan. 1953-01-20. A group of officers and soldiers from the British Commonwealth Movement ...
Description
Hiro, Japan. 1953-01-20. A group of officers and soldiers from the British Commonwealth Movement Control Group on top of a Centurion tank after it had been lifted by a mobile crane onto a rail carriage for transport to Haramura. Left to right: unknown (1); Sergeant Mudge, British Commonwealth Engineers (2); Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Linck, Assistant Quartermaster General (3); Major P. Phelps OC, 1 Armoured Reinforcement Group (4); Sergeant Day, Railway Traffic Officer (5); Mr Kobayoshi, Japan National Railway (JNR) (6); Lieutenant Colonel Stirling, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (7); Mr Harada, JNR (8); Mr Sako, JNR (9); Captain B. Fletcher, Staff Captain Rail (10), and Captain Forty, 1 Armoured Reinforcement Group (11).