LES/69/0280/VN Accession Number: LES/69/0280/VN

Description

Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. 1969-05. The Frank Doezema Jr Compound at Hue, the headquarters for Allied advisers to Vietnamese units in the area of 1st Corps. SP-4 Doezema died of wounds received in defence of the compound in 1968-01. The memorial in the centre foreground also has the Rising Sun insignia and a plaque to commemorate Australian Army advisers who have died in the area.

Details

Accession Number
LES/69/0280/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1969
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession LES/69/0280/VN

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