FOR/66/0593/VN Accession Number: FOR/66/0593/VN

Description

Duc My, Vietnam. 1966-07-20. An elderly villager at the door to his house shows an identification card to Lieutenant David Rowe of Glengowrie, SA, when soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), swept through a Viet Cong dominated village during Operation Sydney.

Details

Accession Number
FOR/66/0593/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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Accession FOR/66/0593/VN

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