PJE/71/0262/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0262/VN

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South Vietnam. May 1971. Captain Terry Properjohn of Tas (centre), and two members of the Jungle Warfare Training Centre (JWTC) patrol, examine weapons and documents they captured after contact with the Viet Cong (VC), west of the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF), at Nui Dat. Although on a training operation, the patrol successfully engaged a VC squad, killing one enemy and capturing an M16 rifle, several pistols and documents.

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Accession Number
PJE/71/0262/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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