5 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on patrol in Vietnam. DPR/TV/401 Accession Number: F10099

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Soldiers of the 5th Battalion RAR are briefed for a patrol. C of E Chaplain conducts a brief field service. The troops break camp, pack equipment and move off on a patrol in the Phouc Tuy Province, north of Vung Tau, South Vietnam. Identified personnel" Major Paul Greenhalgh O.C., Chaplain Edward Bennet, C.S.M. Don Mcgregor.

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Accession Number
F10099
Classification
Film
Object Type
Television news footage
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Film type: PP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Duration: 0h 1' 40" Duration
Footage: 60 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
May 1966
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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