P02322.005
Photograph P02322.005 Period 1960-1969Bien Hoa province, Vietnam, c. 1968-05-26. Access gate to Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral which was blown up by North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during their
P02322.007 Accession Number: P02322.007
Description
Bien Hoa province, Vietnam, 1968-05. Trooper (Tpr) Geoff Murray of 'A' Squadron 3 Cavalry Regiment, stands near some of the defences and the access gate (rear) for Fire Support Base Balmoral (FSB). In the foreground (centre) is a sandbagged weapons pit with an M60 machine gun set up on it and a pair of binoculars resting on the ground next to it. Directly to the rear of the weapons pit is a heavily sandbagged earthwork or bund behind which Tpr Murray's M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) (right) is positioned. The access gate is a passage between a series of razor wire fences that protect the perimeter of the base. The wire is strung on pegs driven into the ground in the background.
Details
Accession Number
P02322.007
Photographer
Geoffrey Charles Murray
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Brand: FUJI
Support: Acetate
Brand: FUJI
Date Made
May 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor G Murray
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
Conflicts
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