PJE/71/0237/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0237/VN

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South Vietnam. April 1971. Sergeant Richard (Snow) Wright of Inverbrackie, SA (left), platoon sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), points something out to his men. The battalion was on operations in Phuoc Tuy Province and one of Sergeant Wright's tasks each day was to guide his platoon into a night harbour position. Note that the soldier in the foreground is carrying an M16 assault rifle, while the soldier in the rear carries an M60 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG).

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Accession Number
PJE/71/0237/VN
Photographer
Philip John Errington
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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