Pusan, Korea, 1950-09-28. From the deck of the United States Navy (USN) troopship Aiken Victory, ...

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Accession Number P01813.582
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Robertson, Ian
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Pusan, Korea, 1950-09-28. From the deck of the United States Navy (USN) troopship Aiken Victory, members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), look out on a welcoming party waiting on the wharf to greet them. The ship has just brought the battalion from Kure in Japan to serve in the war in Korea. At centre, on the wharf, is a USN band and, at right, a choir made up of Korean women who are holding bouquets of flowers to present as gifts of welcome to senior Australian officers. (Donor I. Robertson)