FOD/71/0517/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0517/VN

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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. October 1971. Private (Pte) Warren Biggar (left) and Sapper Tony Samiotis found themselves upstaged when they accepted ventriloquist Sandy Vinsen's invitation to join her on stage. Pte Biggar of Bexley North, NSW, a member of 30 Terminal Squadron and Sapper Samiotis of West Perth, WA, a member of 17 Construction Squadron, were among more than 400 soldiers who watched this performance of the NSW concert party.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0517/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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