CUN/66/0702/VN Accession Number: CUN/66/0702/VN

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Portrait of 22900 Warrant Officer 2 John (Jack) Roughley, CSM of A Company, 6RAR of Oxley, Brisbane, Qld, contacts his platoon headquarters from an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) sweeping after retreating Viet Cong (VC). The pursuit followed a crushing defeat of the enemy at Long Tan, in Phuoc Tuy Province. The 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), and supporting elements destroyed 250 VC in the battle during Operation Smithfield.

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Accession Number
CUN/66/0702/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 August 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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