THU/68/0114/VN Accession Number: THU/68/0114/VN

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Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Three 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), soldiers check the mechanism of a 105mm howitzer during Operation Coburg. They are, left to right: Private Brian Simpson of Cairns, Qld, Sergeant Denis Dwane of Carterton, NZ, and Private John Howden of Reservoir, Vic.

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Accession Number
THU/68/0114/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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