JON/70/0369/VN Accession Number: JON/70/0369/VN

Description

South Vietnam. June 1970. Sapper Mick Lace of Campbelltown, NSW, of the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, uses a knife to sift through the ashes of a fire in a Viet Cong base camp. He was with the 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), on its first operation since returning to Vietnam last month for its second tour of duty. The operation was in the Nui Thi Vai and Nui Thi Dinh hills to the west of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat.

Details

Accession Number
JON/70/0369/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Michael John Jones
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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