CUN/70/0838/VN Accession Number: CUN/70/0838/VN

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South Vietnam. November 1970. Warrant Officer (WO) Valentine Nugent, 43, of Puckapunyal, Vic (right), trickles a dose of the Christian Brothers Brandy on a soldier size Christmas cake in South Vietnam. WO Nugent is catering supervisor with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), at Nui Dat. Holding another cake is Corporal Greg Townsend, 22, of Glen Innes, NSW, who baked the two cakes and is also a pizza specialist. He is based with the 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight.

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Accession Number
CUN/70/0838/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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