BLA/66/0143/VN Accession Number: BLA/66/0143/VN

Description

Vietnam. 1966-02-20. Wary look from Sergeant (Sgt) Gus Sant of Sydney, NSW, as he examines a hand grenade captured from a Viet Cong suspect during Operation Rollingstone near Ben Cat. Sgt Sant, an Army engineer, is serving with the Australian force based at Bien Hoa.

Details

Accession Number
BLA/66/0143/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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