P01649.008 Accession Number: P01649.008

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Informal portrait of Aboriginal serviceman, 217753 Corporal (Cpl) Donald George (Don) Beale, who served in Vietnam with 2 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) between 13 May 1968 and 4 May 1969, holding a beer and a cigarette. Cpl Beale continues the tradition set by his father and two uncles, all of whom served in the Army during the Second World War.

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Accession Number
P01649.008
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Date Made
1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D Beale
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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