ERR/68/0520/VN Accession Number: ERR/68/0520/VN

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BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-05. BOMBARDIER LARRY DAVENPORT OF VICTOR HARBOR, SA, WAITS AND WATCHES BEHIND HIS M60 MACHINE GUN DURING OPERATION TOAN THANG AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) CORAL. A MEMBER OF 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY (RAA), BOMBARDIER DAVENPORT WAS PART OF THE AUSTRALIAN FORCE DEFENDING FSB CORAL WHEN THE ENEMY TWICE TRIED TO OVER RUN THE AREA ON 1968-05-13 AND 1968-05-16.

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Accession Number
ERR/68/0520/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1968
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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