THU/68/0131/VN Accession Number: THU/68/0131/VN

Description

Trang Bom, South Vietnam. 1968-02. Second Lieutenant Terry Properjohn of Lindisfarne, Tas, hands a young Vietnamese boy a toy or perhaps some sweets at Trang Bom village, while other young children watch on. Troops from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) were engaged in building new houses for about 100 villagers following a heavy attack by the Viet Cong during Operation Coburg.

Details

Accession Number
THU/68/0131/VN
Photographer
Kevin Denham Thurgar
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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