Farewell to Warrant Officer Bob King, Vietnam Adviser. DPR/TV/531 Accession Number: F10121

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In the Vietnamese village of Binh Gia a few miles north of the Australian Task Force Base, Warrant Officer (WO) Bob King, an Australian Army Adviser, was given a farewell dinner by the village people. The Village Chief read an address which was translated by the area Catholic Priest. During his twelve months in Vietnam WO King was presented with a Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry after he had single-handed fought off Viet Cong who had over-run a small jungle oupost. Cameraman WO W Cunneen.

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Accession Number
F10121
Classification
Film
Object Type
Actuality footage
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PRP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 0h 1' 17" Duration
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Footage: 47 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
December 1966
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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