CAM/67/0717/VN Accession Number: CAM/67/0717/VN

Description

2781685 Private Noel Backman of Deniliquin, NSW, using the field telephone to advise an Army helicopter pilot where to land medical supplies required by members of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), during Operation Atherton aimed at clearing a Viet Cong stronghold south-east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat.

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Accession Number
CAM/67/0717/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
September 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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