SHA/65/0003/VN Accession Number: SHA/65/0003/VN

Description

Ben Cat, Vietnam. 1965. Private Peter Van Dem Berg of Ballarat, Vic, prepares to build himself a shelter or hoochie from the driving monsoon rains that have turned the flat land in the area into bog-heaps. He is a member of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), involved in a search and destroy operation in the area.

Details

Accession Number
SHA/65/0003/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1965
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession SHA/65/0003/VN

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