FOD/71/0503/VN Accession Number: FOD/71/0503/VN

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South Vietnam. 6 October 1971. Final assault for troops of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). This time onto the flight deck of the troop carrier HMAS Sydney for the return trip to Australia. The Battalion which served eight months in South Vietnam, is on its way back to Adelaide and will arrive later this month. The soldier at far left is 43952 Cpl Peter Haran.

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Accession Number
FOD/71/0503/VN
Photographer
John Alfred Ford
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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