THU/68/0056/VN Accession Number: THU/68/0056/VN

Description

Australia's Commander-Designate in Vietnam, Major-General A. L. MacDonald (right), and the outgoing Commander, Major-General Douglas Vincent, both of Canberra, ACT, at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport just after General MacDonald's arrival from Australia. General Vincent relinquished command of the Australian Force Vietnam on 31 January.

Details

Accession Number
THU/68/0056/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
26 January 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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