JON/70/0427/VN Accession Number: JON/70/0427/VN

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South Vietnam. June 1970. Under the protective muzzle of a dug-in Centurion tank, an infantry patrol moves out of its base. The soldiers are, from front to rear: Lance Corporal (C Cpl) Chris Montford of Lismore, NSW; Private Jim Donnelly of Mullumbimby, NSW; L Cpl Garth Gilbert of Ashgrove, Qld. All are serving with the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), which was engaged in a three-battalion operation aimed at cutting Viet Cong supply links with villages and hamlets in Phuoc Tuy Province.

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Accession Number
JON/70/0427/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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