FOD/71/0596/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0596/VN

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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 8 December 1971. South Vietnam's President Thieu (left) presents a gift to Major Keith Towning, the Commanding Officer, 104 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), aboard HMAS Sydney prior to the unit's departure from Vietnam for Australia. The departure of the unit and the main body of 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), left behind at Vung Tau, logistic elements of the Australian Force to complete the cleaning and packing of stores and equipment for their return to Australia.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0596/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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