FOR/66/0589/VN Accession Number: FOR/66/0589/VN

Description

Duc My, Vietnam. 1966-07-20. Army doctor Captain John Taske of Brisbane, Qld, gives medical aid to a man in the village in a Medical Civil Aid Project (MEDCAP), after it had been surrounded by soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) on Operation Sydney 2. The Australian troops had several clashes with Viet Cong guerillas in and around the village.

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Accession Number
FOR/66/0589/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1966
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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