FRA/70/0617/VN Accession Number: FRA/70/0617/VN

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Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. July 1970. Captain (Capt) David Combe of Townsville, Qld, directs the operations of his unit from an armoured personnel carrier (APC) in the jungle. Capt Combe is the Officer Commanding the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) land clearing team which is attached to the 17th Construction Squadron Group. The team is clearing thick jungle north west of Nui Dat.

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Accession Number
FRA/70/0617/VN
Photographer
Michael Peter Frazer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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