| Accession Number | MELJ0700 |
|---|---|
| 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
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The Honourable Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes, Australian Minister for the Interior and for Works, is ...
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 jeep escorting the Minister is moving off to Division Headquarters. Left to right, rear seat: Lieutenant General R Bierwirth, Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea (BCFK); and Brigadier C B Musson, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Commonwealth Division. Seated beside the driver is Colonel Kent Hughes.