P11622.001 Accession Number: P11622.001

Description

Group portrait of the final rotation of staff from Australian Forces Radio Vietnam (AFRV). Identified back row, left to right: Gary Weldon; Sergeant H J (Speedie) Sahariv; Roger McDonald; John (Nick) Rowell; Leading Aircraftman Leon D Senior and Flight Lieutenant David V Foote. Front row, left to right: Corporal Joseph A Zammit-Ross; Lee Bowers; Flight Lieutenant Denis B Smedley and Lance Corporal Ernest M. Hawley. The radio station was operated by the RAAF and broadcasted to all Australian forces in Phuoc Tuy Province, providing Australians on active duty with news, sporting broadcasts and other reports from Australia.

Details

Accession Number
P11622.001
Photographer
RAAF Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
14 February 1972
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H Sahariv
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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