P02060.045 Accession Number: P02060.045

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A close up view of the right-hand side of an M1131A Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) from A Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment, which was destroyed during Operation Bribie on 17 February 1967, showing some words written in blood by the Viet Cong after it had been abandoned by the Australians over night. The Vietnamese words roughly translated as "Australians-Prostitutes" or "Australians Get Stuffed".

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Accession Number
P02060.045
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm
Brand: Fujifilm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
February 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Murphy
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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