NAVY07935 Accession Number: NAVY07935

Description

An unidentified soldier demonstrates to R50547 Petty Officer L J McDonald, the workings of an M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC). The troop transport HMAS Sydney was carrying the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) and supporting combat units on its first voyage to Vietnam. The APC belonged to 1 Troop, A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment, whose members claimed direct lineage to the Victorian Mounted Rifles (VMR).

Details

Accession Number
NAVY07935
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c May 1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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