Description
The colour party of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), led by an unidentified major (holding sword). Identified, in the colour party, from left to right: 1/7042 Lieutenant (Lt) (later Major) Peter Nicholson Duckett White, of Brisbane, Qld; 1/243 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) William Austin A (Bill) Chick, of Sydney, NSW; 3/5803 Lt (later Captain) Ian Charles Teague, of Melbourne Vic. The colour party is being followed by 100 members of 1RAR as they march past the paramount ruler of Malaya at the victory parade in Kuala Lumpur. The parade was organised to celebrate Malaya's victory over Communist terrorists, after 12 years of fighting. Lt White later served in South Vietnam with 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), between 1967 and 1968 where he was awarded the Military Medal in 1968. WO2 Chick previously served in Korea with 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) during 1952. Lt Teague later served in South Vietnam, firstly with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) between 1964 and 1965 and with Headquarters Australian Army Forces Vietnam (HQ AAFV) later in 1965. He made an official visit to South Vietnam in 1969 and again served there with 1 Squadron, Special Air Service (1Sqn SAS) in 1970.
Details
Accession Number
CUN/60/0241/MC
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 7/16 in x 2 1/2 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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