P04041.015 Accession Number: P04041.015

Description

Australian staff from UNTAC on a guided tour repaint a memorial plaque to the D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion at the site of the Battle of Long Tan. The Long Tan cross, situated to the left of the plaque, 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. Note the recent deforestation of the rubber plantation.

Details

Accession Number
P04041.015
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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