P01752.003
Photograph P01752.003 Period 1990-1999Staff Sergeant D. B. Lark, a member of the New Zealand Army, makes use of a model made on the ground to teach a number of Cambodians how to give orders on the technique for clearing land mines. Staff
P01752.002 Accession Number: P01752.002
Description
A student carefully uncovers a dummy land mine on a road, as part of a course in mine clearance being conducted by a Mine Clearance Training Unit (MCTU) serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). A number of MCTUs in various parts of Cambodia ran courses in mine identification, minefield marking and mine clearance for the local people. Thousands of mines were laid throughout the country in the time of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Details
Accession Number
P01752.002
Photographer
D Lark
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Date Made
1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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