FOR/66/0662/VN Accession Number: FOR/66/0662/VN

Description

Captured enemy weapons, including AK47 assault rifles and a PPSh-41 submachine gun recovered from the Long Tan battle site by D (Delta) Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) when the company returned to the scene of its bitter engagement with the Viet Cong (VC) D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion at Long Tan. Identified, left to right; 1410985 Lance Corporal Gordon Keith Crowther, 2781829 Private Peter James Doyle and 214543 Corporal William Richard "Bluey" Moore.

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Accession Number
FOR/66/0662/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 August 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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