THO/68/0747/VN Accession Number: THO/68/0747/VN

Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. 1968-08-12. Members of 102nd Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), and 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), receive communion during mass at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pine, north-west of Nui Dat. The mass was said for soldiers by Army Chaplain Father John Tinkler of Condobolin, NSW.

Details

Accession Number
THO/68/0747/VN
Photographer
Captain Peter James Thomas
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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