SKE/67/1138/VN Accession Number: SKE/67/1138/VN

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Vietnam. 1967-11. Justin, a black labrador, one of two tracker dogs with 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), in a pit with his handler, Private Tom Blackhurst of Swansea, NSW (right), and Private Gordon Hay of Melbourne, Vic. Justin successfully located a group of Viet Cong during Operation Santa Fe in the north-east of Phuoc Tuy Province.

Details

Accession Number
SKE/67/1138/VN
Photographer
Captain Robert Gibson Skelton
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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