BEL/69/0576/VN Accession Number: BEL/69/0576/VN

Description

Long Toan, South Vietnam. 1969-08. Lieutenant (Lt) John Sullivan of Brisbane, Qld, hands a small gift to the Mother Superior of an orphanage. Lt Sullivan, an officer with the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, is Refugee Adviser to the Province Chief of Phuoc Tuy Province. He led a team of soldiers from the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) to the orphanage to distribute clothing, toys, food and lollies donated by the Quota Club of Inverell, NSW.

Details

Accession Number
BEL/69/0576/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Christopher John Bellis
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1969
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession BEL/69/0576/VN

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