CRO/68/0077/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0077/VN

Description

Lance Corporal Reg (Blue) Moore of Grovely, Qld, applying grease paint to his face to help camouflage him from the Viet Cong during a reconnaissance patrol while on Operation Coburg. He was patrolling for the 1st Australian Task Force's (1ATF) tactical headquarters twenty miles north-east of Saigon.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0077/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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Accession CRO/68/0077/VN

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