| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/6409 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter, Document |
| Maker |
Bierwirth, Rudolph |
| Place made | Australia, Japan, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1955-1956 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/010/029 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Bierwirth, Rudolph (Lieutenant General, b.1899-d.1993)
Description
Collection relating to the Korean War service of 314 Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, British Commonwealth Forces Korea, England, Japan and Australia, 1955-1956.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of papers relating to the Korean War service of 314 Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, British Commonwealth Forces Korea.
This wallet contains twelve letters and messages of commendation from ambassadors in Tokyo and senior military officials to Lieutenant General Rudolph Bierwirth, following the conclusion of his service as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK). Bierwirth succeeded Lieutenant General Henry Wells as C-in-C of BCFK in 1954, and returned to Australia in July 1956.
This wallet also contains a gift of Japanese calligraphy on rice paper from Rear Admirals K. Hara and K. [Kannosuke] Oguni of the Japanese Imperial Navy, and a copy of a minute from the ANZAM [Australia, New Zealand and Malaya] Defence Committee.