P02675.010 Accession Number: P02675.010

Description

An M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle (FSV) from A Squadron, covering the open ground at Fire Support Base Debbie. The rear access ramp has been lowered and covered over with a stretched out hutchie tent to provide some shade. The soldier standing (left) has been identified as 54283 Sergeant (Sgt) Trevor Thomas Lowe, who served in South Vietnam with C and B Squadrons, 1st Armoured Regiment, and later with A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), from 1968 to 1972. The soldier standing with the cigarette in his mouth (right) is 56511 Sgt John Moreton, who served with A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment RAAC, from 1971 to 1972.

Details

Accession Number
P02675.010
Photographer
Denzil Hunter Ronald Bourne
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: Fuji
Date Made
1971
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor D Bourne
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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