Description
Group portrait of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, identified third from left is Salvation Army Chaplain Gordon Wilson and on far right, Red Shield Defence Services Commissioner Captain Clifford (Cliff) Randall. Taken during the UN Olympic games, an event held in Phnom Penh's 1963 Olympic Stadium on 17 January 1993. Organised by the Australian contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), the games drew 600 partisipants from 18 countries. In the background is the UN Red Shield Defence Services Landrover vehicle, displaying the distinct sign featuring a kangaroo that reads 'Hop in, you're welcome'. From April 1992 the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) contingent of UNTAC were based in Phnom Penh. Smaller contingents were scattered throughout Cambodia as communications support for all the other UNTAC military contingents, having established a communications network throughout Cambodia where none previously existed. The FCU was drawn from 75 different military units from within Australia and New Zealand.
Details
Accession Number
P03038.037
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Print
Credit Line
Donor C Randell
Copyright
Status to be assessed
Conflicts