P03089.001 Accession Number: P03089.001

Description

Unidentified members of the 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, drilling for water at the village of Long Hai. The two trucks (background and right) are 5 ton International Mk V 6x6 dump trucks. A Land Rover is parked (left) and in the foreground are three 7.62 mm L1A1 self-loading rifles (SLRs) stacked pyramid style.

Details

Accession Number
P03089.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Transparency
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm
Date Made
c 1968 - 1969
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Rethamel
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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