WAR/70/0097/VN Accession Number: WAR/70/0097/VN

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1970. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Bob Armitage of Holsworthy, NSW, is resting on the ground smoking a cigarette while listening to his transistor radio, his open paperback book lying on his leg. WO2 Armitage is Company Sergeant Major of A Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). 5RAR was participating in Operation Bondi, the Battalion's last operation in Vietnam.

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Accession Number
WAR/70/0097/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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