FOD/72/0028/VN Accession Number: FOD/72/0028/VN

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Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 29 February 1972. The Chief of the General Staff (CGS), Lieutenant General M. F. Brogan (left), inspects a soldier's boarding pass for HMAS Sydney during a visit to the former 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) at Vung Tau. The soldier, who was manning a strong-point on the base's perimeter, was aboard the Sydney on his way to Australia a few hours later. Lieutenant General Brogan was at the Task Force base to farewell the last component of the Australian Force Vietnam (AFV).

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Accession Number
FOD/72/0028/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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