| Accession Number | HOBJ5720 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Hobson, Phillip Oliver |
| Place made | Japan: Hiroshima, Hiroshima |
| Date made | c April 1955 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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On leave from the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, these four members of the Royal ...
Description
On leave from the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, these four members of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), pay a visit to the city Hiroshima. Here they are looking at the Hiroshima Industrial Hall which was near the centre of the atom blast, and which is being preserved in its present state as a memorial. Pictured: Private (Pte) Valma Woods of Bunbury, WA; Corporal V. G. Kelly of Stockton, NSW; Pte Vi White of Corrimal, NSW, and Pte Rona Cooper.