PJE/71/0039/VN Accession Number: PJE/71/0039/VN

Description

South Vietnam. February 1971. Headquarters of the 302 Regional Force Battalion with the Long Hai Hills in the background. At the time the photograph was taken the Vietnamese battalion had taken complete responsibility of the area. An Australian Mobile Advisory and Training Team (MATT) was living in the compound with the Regional Force soldiers. Note the low wire entanglement fence (barbed wire) in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
PJE/71/0039/VN
Photographer
Philip John Errington
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
February 1971
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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