CRO/68/0317/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0317/VN

Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-03. Two soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), wind their way through large boulders to the entrance of a Viet Cong underground hospital. The enemy hospital, which contained vast quantities of medicines and weapons, was found by the battalion during Operation Pinnaroo in the rugged Long Hai Hills, south-east of the Task Force Base.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0317/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
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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Accession CRO/68/0317/VN

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