CUN/67/0045/VN Accession Number: CUN/67/0045/VN

Description

Private Harold Heslop of Swan Hill, Vic, leads a party of soldiers from B Company, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), aboard an M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier. The soldiers had just completed an operation during which they provided protection for the American 9th Division, which was travelling in convoy on Route 15, a highway which runs through Viet Cong territory.

Details

Accession Number
CUN/67/0045/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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