FOD/71/0566/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0566/VN

Description

Mr R. Brash, the Counsellor and Consul General with the British Embassy in Saigon, and his Vietnamese maid and her three children, are introduced to Marcian, by his former handler, Private David Nelson of Mudgee, NSW, (left). Marcian had been a tracker dog with 4RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), before being given to Mr Brash. Suitable homes have been found for all tracker dogs used in Vietnam, as quarantine regulations prevent their return to Australia.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0566/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 November 1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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