FAI/70/0251/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0251/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. April 1970. Members of the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit celebrate the third anniversary of the unit's formation with a birthday cake at a gathering at the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base. Left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) John Sullivan of Dundas, NSW; Trooper (Tpr) Ken Crisp of Toowoomba, Qld; Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Keith Outridge of Turner, ACT. Lt Sullivan has served the longest period with the unit, nearly two years, and Tpr Crisp is the unit's most recent arrival in Vietnam.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0251/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession FAI/70/0251/VN

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