P04041.009 Accession Number: P04041.009

Description

The Long Tan Memorial (left) and a memorial plaque to the D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion (foregound, right). The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 August 1969. It was removed to the Dong Nai Museum in Bien Hoa in 1988, and a replica erected at the battle site. In 1989, a memorial plaque to D445 was added to the site by local authorities.

Details

Accession Number
P04041.009
Maker
Principal Chaplain Leonard Sidney Eacott AM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
August 1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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