| Accession Number | HOBJ2993 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Japan |
| Date made | c December 1951 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base Ordnance Depot ...
Description
Group portrait of members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Base Ordnance Depot (BOD) outside a base building. It is probably just prior to the closing down of the BOD and the handover to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), 4 Commonwealth Ordnance Depot, in January 1952. Most of the officers returned to Australia in February 1952. Second row, seate, left to right: 58014 (WX11032) Major (Maj) Herbert Henry Victor (Vic) Barrett; 240057 Captain (Capt) Edward Ernest (Teddy) Haines; 18013 (QX877) Capt Robin Muirhead BEM; 58007 (WX31375) Capt Maitland Henry Chipper; VX112099 (V19787) Maj John William Archer; 240052 (NX27697) Maj Alec Herbert Thistleton; Maj F W Willis (possibly 271 (NX14084) Francis Leslie Willis); Lieutenant Colonel J B Smith, Commanding Officer BOD; Capt William (Bill) Cole; NX110620 (N27671) Maj Francis John Whipple; 2250 (NX37395) Eric Huntley Spence; 337631 (VX138613) Capt Hugh Miles Pickering; 337619 Capt Kenneth (Ken) Patterson; Capt John Thompson; V325447 Lieutenant (Lt) Bert Stanley Schmidt; and Lt John Morris.