During his tour of Japan and Korea, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell (left), the Chief ...

Accession Number HOBJ3007
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan: Tokyo
Date made 2 May 1952
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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Description

During his tour of Japan and Korea, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sydney F Rowell (left), the Chief of the General Staff, Australian Army, is greeted at an airfield by Lt Gen William Bridgeford, the Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea. Note the QANTAS aircraft in the background which has brought Lt Gen Rowell to Japan. Several other unidentified Australian Army officers have disembarked with Lt Gen Rowell. A BOAC sign can also be seen near the door of the aircraft.

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