P02629.008 Accession Number: P02629.008

Description

Nui Dat, Vietnam. 17 February 1967. Members of C (Charlie) Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) sitting on Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) await the start of Operation Bribie. Seven members of 6RAR were killed and twenty six were wounded during the operation. During the battle, one of the APCs was destroyed by a direct hit from enemy recoilless rifle (RCL) fire killing the driver and wounding the commander. Unable to move it, the Australians set fire to it so that the Viet Cong could not salvage any working parts. After leaving it overnight, the Australians returned to find `Du Me Uc Dai Loi' (roughly translated to `Australians get stuffed') in Vietnamese, painted on the APC in blood. (Donor P. McNamee)

Details

Accession Number
P02629.008
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
February 1967
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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