Accession Number | LEEJ0143 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Lee, Douglas Herbert |
Place made | Japan |
Date made | c 31 December 1951 |
Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army is on a tour of Australian forces in Japan and ...
Description
Josiah Francis, Australian Minister for the Army is on a tour of Australian forces in Japan and Korea in December 1951. During his trip he is inspecting troops, conditions and equipment, as well as meeting with senior officers with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and the British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK). At a New Year's Eve dinner attended by Mr Francis (out of picture), Brigadier B E Alderson, BCOF Finance Advisor (centre) talks with unidentified guests.