Tree planting ceremony & Anzac Day march & parade

Accession Number F07491
Collection type Film
Measurement 3 min 17 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker O'Halloran, John Frederick M
Place made Japan: Kure
Date made 25 April 1949
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

On behalf of the BCOF in Japan, the Commander-in-Chief 34 (VX20321, VX80578) Lieutenant General Horace Clement Hugh Robertson CBE DSO, officially planted in the soil of Kure, the first of a batch of 500 eucalyptus gum trees, brought from Australia. Present at the ceremony were BCOF officials, Military Government officials and members of the city council. A parade of BCOF troops including Royal Navy, RAN, RAAF, was held at Anzac Park, Kure, in commemoration of Anzac Day. The parade was followed by the Commander-in-chief Lieutenant General H C H Robertson CBE DSO the Commander-in-chief a short march through the streets of Kure. The Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General H C H Robertson CBE DSO took the salute. (Note: Dope sheet states 500 gums. BECON reports 90 with an ultimate 200 trees being planted around Kure). Also identified: Mayor Suzuki, Kure.

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