FOD/71/0547/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0547/VN

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South Vietnam. November 1971. Leader of the Australian civilian surgical team at the Bein Hoa Hospital, Dr Reginald Lord of Greenwich, NSW (centre), signs for medical supplies donated to the Hospital by the Australian Force Vietnam (AFV). With him are Major Rod Walton of Bexley, NSW (left), the Officer Commanding the 1st Medical Equipment Depot, and the senior medical officer on the Australian Force Headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Keith Fleming of Mansfield, Qld. The Force donated a total of $100,000 worth of supplies. Most of the supplies were subjected to expiry dates or changes in temperature and would have been unserviceable if returned to Australia.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0547/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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