FOD/71/0570/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0570/VN

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Vocalist Lorrae Desmond, on her fifth trip to South Vietnam, cajoles Corporal Richard Herring of Puckapunyal, Vic, during the first performance by the NSW concert party. The entertainers played to an enthusiastic audience of senior non-commissioned officers and soldiers at the Free World Military Assistance Command, in Saigon, before travelling to Vung Tau to entertain soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).

Details

Accession Number
FOD/71/0570/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 November 1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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