PJE/71/0320/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0320/VN

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1971. Private (Pte) John Purkis of Riverwood, NSW, enjoying a shower. He is standing near the top of a steep hill at a lonely Australian outpost in Phuoc Tuy Province. Pte Purkis is a member of the Defence and Employment Platoon of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).

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Accession Number
PJE/71/0320/VN
Photographer
Philip John Errington
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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