P01769.003 Accession Number: P01769.003

Description

Fire Support Base Coral, Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam, 12 May 1968. One of the positions occupied by 102 Field Battery, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), on the day of the establishment of Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral. On the left, a tarpaulin has been set up as a shelter. In the centre are a stack of 105mm artillery boxes. Behind the boxes are the detachment's hoochies over their sleeping shell scrapes.

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Accession Number
P01769.003
Photographer
Greg Ayson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: Fujifilm
Date Made
12 May 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Ayson
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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