Place | Asia: Japan, Honshu, Chugoku, Okayama |
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Accession Number | P01813.116 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Maker |
Robertson, Ian |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Okayama, Honshu, Japan, 1947-12-16. With their eyes turned right, Australian troops of the 67th ...
Description
Okayama, Honshu, Japan, 1947-12-16. With their eyes turned right, Australian troops of the 67th Infantry Battalion serving with BCOF march in review order past the official dais during the Gloucester Cup parade. At extreme left, an officer standing on the dais accepts the salute. Instituted in 1947, the Gloucester Cup was a military skills competition involving the regular battalions of BCOF. 67th Battalion was its inaugural winner. (Donor I. Robertson)