Lieutenant General Robertson's inspection of 65 Australian Infantry Battalion & Battalion taking over guard duties in Tokyo from 2/5 Royal Ghurka Rifles

Accession Number F07472
Collection type Film
Measurement 12 min 25 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Place made Japan: Tokyo
Date made 30 August 1946-2 September 1946
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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

34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson, Commander in Chief BCOF accompanied by 26 (N392) Brigadier Ronald Nicholas Lamond Hopkins CBE, 34th Brigade Commander, visited Fukuyama and inspected members of 65th Australian Infantry Battalion after which he took the salute as the Tokyo-bound Battalion gave an impressive march past, prior to entraining for Tokyo to take over guard duties from the 5th Ghurka Rifles. Also identified: Captain (Capt) Saunders, Adjutant; NX80654 Corporal (Cpl) Collin McGregor of Parramatta, NSW; SX30387 Private (Pte) Clarence Alfred Maywald of Nuriootpa, SA; VX92088 Pte George Thomas Dickson of Brighton, VIC; Cpl C H Waterfule of Marrickville, NSW; NX122689 Capt George Beaton McLean; 18001 (QX6378) Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Richard Harold Marson, CO 65 Battalion; Capt W K Durbridge, HQ BCOF (ex-member 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion); Flying Officer C B Brown and Flight Lieutenant (F Lt) O M Anderson RAAF; NX50491 Lieutenant James Mitchell Colverwell, 65th Battalion; O33 Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, Chief of Staff; Lt Col P T Maxwell DSO, Sub-area Commander, Tokyo; F Lt T C Mail, Aide de camp to Chief of Staff; QX29902 Pte Fred Arthur Dennis of Toowoomba, QLD; QX29902 Pte F A Dennis; USA Guard P F C Nilby, 7 Cavalry Regiment of Greenburg, Kentucky; NX203964 Pte Joh William Hair of Sydney, NSW; VX95628 Pte Gordon Robert Allen of Geelong, VIC.

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