CRO/68/0580/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0580/VN

Description

Major Geoff F. Cohen and Corporal D. F. Butler, both members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), dress the wounds of a North Vietnamese soldier captured after the battle at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral, twenty five miles north of Saigon. It was the second attack on the base since it was established. Forty eight enemy soldiers were killed in the fighting.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0580/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
May 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession CRO/68/0580/VN

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