CRO/68/0493/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0493/VN

Description

South Vietnam. 1968-05. Corporal John McArdle of Somerton Park, SA, leans on sandbags as he reads one of the sixteen letters sent to Australian soldiers by children at the Eden Hills Primary School, SA. The letters were entered in a competition conducted by the Eden Hills Returned Services League (RSL) sub-branch.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0493/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/68/0493/VN

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