FOD/71/0313/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0313/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. June 1971. Smoke and flame as Gunner Bob Eddington of Narrogin, WA, prepares to move in to fire the next round from a 105mm Howitzer gun at Nui Dat, Headquarters of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF). Gunner Eddington, a National Servicemen serving with 104 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), is No. 2 in the gun crew, responsible for elevating and firing the gun.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0313/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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