CUN/67/0044/VN Accession Number: CUN/67/0044/VN

Description

Ready for anything - Corporal Ken Bannister (left) of Rose Bay, NSW, and Trooper Norm Wood of Kirraville, NSW, keep a sharp eye open for any possible Viet Cong approach. The men, members of the 1st Armoured Personnel Squadron, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, were on a road securing operation mounted by their unit and B Company, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) on Route 15. The Australians were providing protection for a convoy of the US Army's 9th Division.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/67/0044/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
January 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession CUN/67/0044/VN

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