COL/67/0232/VN Accession Number: COL/67/0232/VN

Description

Ox carts piled high with wood with their drivers lined up for numbering for identification by members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). Ready with the paint brush is Private (Pte) Edward Brophy of Gulgong, NSW. [Pte Brophy is 2412450 Edward Francis Brophy who later served with the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR). He was killed in action on 6 August 1967 during the battle of Suoi Chau Pha, north-west of Nui Dat.]

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Accession Number
COL/67/0232/VN
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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