CUN/71/0003/VN Accession Number: CUN/71/0003/VN

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South Vietnam. January 1971. Lance Bombardier Chris Sutcliff, 21, of Jimbour, Qld (right) (holding an SLR), a member of the 107th Field Battery visits C Battery, 5th/42nd US Artillery, temporarily based at Nui Dat in support of the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF). The battery's (Big Daddy) 155mm guns have a range of 14,600 metres and make their presence felt and heard. Shells are on the ground and other unidentified soldiers are next to the gun.

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Accession Number
CUN/71/0003/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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