THU/68/0331/VN Accession Number: THU/68/0331/VN

Description

Nui Dat, South Vietnam. 1968-04. A memorial to soldiers of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), built by members of the Battalion in blue-grey local stone at Battalion Headquarters. The small cairn bears a brass plaque reading, `In memory of soldiers of the 7th Battalion, 7RAR, who made the supreme sacrifice - Vietnam - 1967-1968. Lest We Forget'. Brass plaques carrying the names of the sixteen members of the Battalion who were killed in action in Vietnam were to be mounted on pews in the small chapel at 7th Battalion Headquarters.

Details

Accession Number
THU/68/0331/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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Accession THU/68/0331/VN

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