BEL/69/0807/VN Accession Number: BEL/69/0807/VN

Description

Fire Support Base Discovery, South Vietnam. 1969-11. The new Australian lightweight ration pack is the topic of conversation between the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Sir Thomas Daly of Canberra, ACT, and machine gunner, Private (Pte) Barry Guthrie of Mackay, Qld. Pte Guthrie is a member of the Assault Pioneer Platoon, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), manning FSB Discovery in eastern Phuoc Tuy Province. Lt Gen Daly was on a six-day tour of the war zone.

Details

Accession Number
BEL/69/0807/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

Conflicts

Accession BEL/69/0807/VN

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