VN/66/0011/02 Accession Number: VN/66/0011/02

Description

Three Army commanders greet O33113 Group Captain (Gp Capt) Peter Frank Raw on his arrival at the Vung Tau airfield to be the first Officer Commanding, RAAF Contingent, Vung Tau. Left to right: 13 Major General (Maj Gen) Douglas Vincent, Gp Capt Raw, 244 Maj Gen Kenneth MacKay, Commander Australian Forces Vietnam (COMAFV) and 72 Brigadier (Brig) Ronald Lawrence Hughes, shaking the hand of Gp Capt Raw. At the time Maj Gen Vincent and Brig Hughes were in Vietnam on official visits; Maj Gen Vincent was later COMAFV from 31 January 1967 to 3 February 1968 and Brig Hughes later commanded the Task Force (COM1ATF) from 14 October 1967 to 21 October 1968.

Details

Accession Number
VN/66/0011/02
Photographer
Gerald Wallace Westbury
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
24 July 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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