BLA/66/0108/VN Accession Number: BLA/66/0108/VN

Description

Vietnam. 1966-02-09. Warrant Officer (WO) Tom Wahlin, bandmaster of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), moves through a shell-blasted banana plantation at Phuoc Loc, during a search-and-destroy operation against the Viet Cong. WO Wahlin of Stafford, Brisbane, Qld, joins the Battalion medical team during operations.

Details

Accession Number
BLA/66/0108/VN
Photographer
Captain Kenneth Roy Hilton Blanch OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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