The Honourable Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes, Australian Minister for the Interior and for Works, is ...

Accession Number MELJ0699
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker Meldrum, Donald Albert (Tim)
Place made Korea: 38th Parallel
Date made 25 February 1955
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The Honourable Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes, Australian Minister for the Interior and for Works, is visiting Korea. During his tour he stayed overnight with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), on duty in the 1st Commonwealth Division sector of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), and inspected other units of the Division. Here the official party visits the other ranks recreation centre, the Castle Inn. Left to right are: Lieutenant General R Bierwirth, Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK), Colonel Kent Hughes; and Brigadier G R D Musson, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Commonwealth Division.

Related information

Conflicts