CRO/68/0084/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0084/VN

Description

Major Don Paterson, Commander of D Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), makes a point using a map, while passing orders during Operation Coburg. The battalion was taking part in the operation with elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), in Bien Hoa Province, twenty miles north-east of Saigon.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0084/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/68/0084/VN

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