Eta Jima, Japan. September 1946. An informal group of officers on the roof garden of the 130th ...

Eta Jima, Japan. September 1946. An informal group of officers on the roof garden of the 130th Australian General Hospital (AGH), at Headquarters, BCOF. This building was formerly the Japanese Naval Academy. The officers are left to right: Back row: SX34387 Captain (Capt) John S. Skipper, of Mt Barker, SA, medical officer; VX10394 Capt A. R. Bradmore, of St Kilda, quartermaster; VX91159 Chaplain Roy McLelland, of Charlton, Vic, protestant padre; NX145244 Chaplain L. (Roy) Noble, of Tamworth, NSW, Church of England padre; SX34531, Capt Ron Hunter, of Blair Athol, SA, medical officer; NX204037 Capt B. B. Joyce, of Homebush, NSW, duty captain medical officer; unknown lieutenant education officer; VX2447 Lt W. H. (Bill) Willcock, of Carnegie, Vic, pharmacist; NX206866 Capt R. (Dick) Wilkinson, of Tumut, NSW, medical officer; VX138687 Capt G. A. (Geof) Burns, of Shepparton, Vic, dentist; Capt John Nye, medical officer; NX206859 Capt R. D. (David) Rothfield, of Bellevue Hill, NSW, medical officer; Capt Anderson, physio-therapist. Front row: Capt Brown, company officer; TX6489 Major (Maj) R. W. Henning, of Pymble, NSW, anaethetist; NX160066 Major E. A. (Ted) Booth, of Punchbowl, NSW, radiologist; Lieutenant Colonel C. Yeatman, Commanding Officer; Major Ken Eagan, surgeon; NX200954 Major Karl Rubinstein, of Elwood, Vic; and Capt Wes Lloyd, registrar. (Donor J. Yeatman)