FOD/71/0581/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0581/VN

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Vietnamese soldiers of the 650th Area Signal Operation Battalion in Saigon, work on an extension to their soldiers' mess hall. Timber and corrugated iron used in the construction came from the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) at Nui Dat, and was allotted to the signal unit following the evacuation of the area by the Australians.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0581/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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