COL/67/0707/VN Accession Number: COL/67/0707/VN

Description

Vietnam. 24 August 1967. Lance Corporal Bob Hite of El Arish, Qld, with his M79 grenade launcher handy in case of an unexpected Viet Cong strike. The troops from 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), (in the background) are preparing to search the Phuoc Tuy Province town of Dat Do during Operation Burnside.

Details

Accession Number
COL/67/0707/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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Accession COL/67/0707/VN

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