PJE/71/0263/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0263/VN

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South Vietnam. May 1971. A Vietnamese student at the Jungle Warfare Training Centre (JWTC) at Nui Dat, is searching a body. This can often be a difficult and dangerous job because of the possibility of booby traps, yet it can yield valuable information in the form of documents and weapons. The student is watched by Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Tony Egan of Canberra, ACT, an instructor at the school. WO2 Egan is a member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV).

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Accession Number
PJE/71/0263/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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