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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) James Duff of Tallangatta, Vic, fills his water bottles in a narrow creek in the north-west of Phuoc Tuy Province. Pte Duff, a member of 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), was on patrol and ambush operations in a suspected Viet Cong supply area.
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) Wally Burford of Como, WA, climbs up the slippery bank of a creek during operations in the far north-west of Phuoc Tuy Province. Pte Burfo
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) Colin Havers of Whyalla, SA, forces his way through mud and thick jungle undergrowth after crossing a creek in the far north-west of Phuoc
219414 Private (Pte) Alastair Ottway, 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) takes a welcome wash in a narrow creek during a break in patrolling in the north-west of Phuoc Tuy Province in Aug
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Private (Pte) Chris Hogarth of South Morang, Vic, talks with his headquarters (using a field radio) during a break in patrolling by the 4th Battalion, T
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Diggers on patrol in the jungle of Phuoc Tuy Province have to contend with all types of terrain. Here, Private (Pte) Bob Wilkie of Kyabram, Vic, moves a
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. August 1971. Letters from home are always welcome in the jungles of Phuoc Tuy Province. During a brief stop, Corporal (Cpl) Phillip Sinclair of Chelsea, Vic, reads o
