Description
South Vietnam. 1969-06. Corporal (Cpl) Jeffrey Swain of Verdun, SA, gives a wounded North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldier a drink while Cpl Gordon Black of Townsville, Qld, supports his head. Both soldiers are members of D Company of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), which had ambushed an enemy company in the Courtenay Rubber in the north of Phuoc Tuy Province during Operation Lavarack, killing six and capturing two.
Details
Accession Number
BEL/69/0393/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Christopher John Bellis
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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