FAI/70/0590/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0590/VN

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Australian Army Training Team Vietnam advisor, Captain (CAPT) Peter Shilston of Williamtown, NSW, and Captain Ngac, South Vietnamese Army, question a Montagnard village chief about the population of the village i central South Vietnam. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Mobile Strike Force, placed a cordon around the village and carried out a search at first light. CAPT Shilston is commander of the battalion which operates out of Pleiku.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0590/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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