CUN/66/0569/VN Accession Number: CUN/66/0569/VN

Description

Loading their 81mm mortar during Operation Enoggera are Private (Pte) Gordon Mears of Rockhampton, Qld (left, with bomb), and Pte Dale Misfield of Toowoomba, Qld (checking aim on the lensatic sight). Both soldiers are members of the Mortar Platoon Support Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). Enoggera is the battalion's first operation against the Viet Cong.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/66/0569/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
5 July 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession CUN/66/0569/VN

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