The merchant ship Changsha has arrived at Kure with Mustangs for the RAAF in Japan, and stores ...

Accession Number HOBJ1222
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan: Kure
Date made 2 September 1950
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
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

The merchant ship Changsha has arrived at Kure with Mustangs for the RAAF in Japan, and stores for the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). Their escort duty completed, unidentified reinforcements for 3RAR wait on the wharf before going to their new unit. The officer on the far left has been identified as 48000 Major A F P Lukyn.