WAR/70/0273/VN Accession Number: WAR/70/0273/VN

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Erica Witt sings to the Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General C. A. E. Fraser (right), and the Commander of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Clark (beside him), at the headquarters, Australia House. Erica was one of eight artists who formed an army sponsored Sydney, NSW, concert party for a fourteen day entertainment tour of the war zone. The party also entertained troops at Nui Dat, Vung Tau, Phan Rang, Bearcat, and Saigon.

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Accession Number
WAR/70/0273/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
25 April 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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