FAI/70/0407/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0407/VN

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Nui Dat, South Vietnam. June 1970. Private (Pte) Neville Hanson of Gympie, Qld, is training a South Vietnamese bushman scout in the art of weapon handling with the M60 machine gun. Pte Hanson is serving with 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), based on Route 15. 2RAR has set up roadblocks to check vehicles and travelers for suspected Viet Cong and draft-dodgers.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0407/VN
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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