CRO/68/0073/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0073/VN

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Brigadier Ron Hughes of Stafford Park, Qld (left), 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Commander, discusses Operation Coburg with Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Smith of Mount Eliza, Vic, Commanding Officer of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR). The battalion was located twenty miles north-east of Saigon and was supported by armour from A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and artillery from 4th Field Regiment.

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Accession Number
CRO/68/0073/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
February 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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