FAI/70/0168/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0168/VN

Description

Mortarmen of the 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), duck the muzzle blast of their 81mm mortar during night firing at Fire Support Base Peggy. The mortar was firing in support of the battalion's troops who clashed with the Viet Cong while patrolling from Peggy. Identified left to right: 5716203 Private Eric Kenneth Bland of Mount Lawley, Western Australia and 55497 Private Richard Pearson of Thursday Island, Qld.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0168/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
March 1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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