Description
A captured Viet Cong (VC) guerilla leading Provincial Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) scouts to the hide where he and two other VC lived, about 1500 metres into the jungle, near a hamlet in the Phu Cat area. The PRU, led by Warrant Officer Class 1 E. B. (Ossie) Ostara, Australian Army Training Team (AATTV), conducted this cordon and search operation after receiving intelligence that Viet Cong guerillas were operating from the hamlet and demanding food from the villagers.
Details
Accession Number
P03053.005
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
8 September 1969
Credit Line
From the collection of I. McNeill
Copyright
Status to be assessed
Conflicts