CRO/68/0241/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0241/VN

Description

Portrait of 3791309 Trooper Desmond James (Des) Mahar behind the .30 calibre machine gun on a Centurion tank, during Operation Pinnaroo. His unit, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, is helping other Task Force troops sweep the Long Hai Hills, south of Nui Dat.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0241/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
March 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession CRO/68/0241/VN

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