CRO/68/0328/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0328/VN

Description

South Vietnam. 1968-04. A gun crew with the New Zealand 161 Field Battery fires a defensive mission in support of Australian troops during Operation Cooktown Orchid being staged south-east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base at Nui Dat.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0328/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
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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Accession CRO/68/0328/VN

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