BEL/69/0808/VN Accession Number: BEL/69/0808/VN

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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM. 1969-11. PRIVATE TED MERRITT RECEIVES AN UNEXPECTED VISIT FROM THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) SIR THOMAS DALY WHO CAUGHT HIM MANNING AN M60 MACHINE GUN ON THE PERIMETER OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) DISCOVERY. LT GEN DALY PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO THE ARTILLERY FSB WHICH WAS PROTECTED BY ELEMENTS OF 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (THE ANZAC BATTALION COMPRISING 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT AND A COMPONENT FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY REGIMENT), DURING HIS SIX-DAY TOUR.

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Accession Number
BEL/69/0808/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Christopher John Bellis
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1969
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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