PJE/71/0151/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0151/VN

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. March 1971. Corporal Stewart Purdie of Mackay, Qld, enjoys a break from normal duties as he takes time out to catch up on a bit of reading and music in his hammock. Corporal Purdie was on operations with the 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), in Phuoc Tuy Province.

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Accession Number
PJE/71/0151/VN
Photographer
Philip John Errington
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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