CRO/68/0590/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0590/VN

Description

Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-05. The Regimental Sergeant Major of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Warrant Officer Vince Murdoch of Woodside, SA, treats a wounded and blindfolded North Vietnamese soldier captured after the fierce attack on the Australian Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral, about twenth five miles north of Saigon. About forty eight enemy bodies were found after the battle.

Details

Accession Number
CRO/68/0590/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/68/0590/VN

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