ERR/71/0361/VN Accession Number: ERR/71/0361/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. July 1971. On 1 August ten 105mm artillery rounds will be fired to mark the 100th birthday of operational service of A Field Battery, 12th Field Regiment. Bombardier Peter Watson, 19, of Warrnambool, Vic, a member of the gun team is seen here preparing the brass cartridges which hold the rounds. The rounds will be fired by the Commander, Australian Force Vietnam (AFV), Major General D. B. Dunstan, senior officers of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) and members of the battery.

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Accession Number
ERR/71/0361/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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