JON/70/0435/VN Accession Number: JON/70/0435/VN

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. June 1970. A South Vietnamese soldier learns the art of aiming a Claymore mine from his instructor, Private (Pte) Ian Gowlett of Glenbrook, NSW. Pte Gowlett, serving with 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), is part of a special cadre established by the unit to train South Vietnamese troops.

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Accession Number
JON/70/0435/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Michael John Jones
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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