FOD/72/0026/VN Accession Number: FOD/72/0026/VN

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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. February 1972. Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Vietnam, Colonel P. J. Greville (right), receives a gift from the Chairman of the Vung Tau city Council, Mr Huynh Binh Yen, in appreciation of assistance given to the city by members of the Force. The presentation followed the official opening of a home for Vietnamese War Veterans and a school building built by members of the Vung Tau Works Section, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), 30 Terminal Squadron, RAE, and 102 Field Workshops, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). The opening was made by the Mayor of Vung Tau and the Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam (AFV), 2289 Major General D. B. Dunstan.

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Accession Number
FOD/72/0026/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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