FOD/72/0006/VN Accession Number: FOD/72/0006/VN

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South Vietnam. January 1972. Members of a detachment of A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Corporal Glen West of Charters Towers, Qld (left), and Lance Corporal Mick Webb of Kilkivan, Qld, clean a 30 calibre machine gun from their fire support vehicle (FSV) during preparations for their and the vehicle's return to Australia. The detachment is helping to provide protection for elements of the Australian Force in Vietnam who are engaged in the cleaning and packing of stores and equipment to be returned to Australia.

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Accession Number
FOD/72/0006/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1972
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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