FOD/71/0276/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0276/VN

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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. June 1971. Surrounded by mail bags, Corporal (Cpl) Robert Mirrielees of Kyneton, Vic, sorts some of the 1,500 bags that the Australian Forces Post Office (AFPO) at the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG) handles each month. Cpl Mirrielees, who has nearly completed his tour of duty in South Vietnam, is one of nine soldier posties who man the AFPO at Vung Tau.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0276/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
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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