Officers and non commissioned officers (NCOs) from a variety of units attend a formal dinner in ...

Accession Number HOBJ2893
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan
Date made c April 1952
Conflict British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Officers and non commissioned officers (NCOs) from a variety of units attend a formal dinner in an officers' mess in Japan. The servicemen are part of the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK). Included amongst the group are members of the Royal Australian Infantry, the Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) and the New Zealand Army. Japanese women (left) are working as waitresses in the club. Note the Australian flag and the Union Jack on the rear wall.