CRO/68/0959/VN Accession Number: CRO/68/0959/VN

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SOUTH VIETNAM, 1968-10. WARRANT OFFICER IAN (SONNY) EDWARDS OF NORTH RYDE, NSW (RIGHT), INSTRUCTS VIETNAMESE MONTAGNARD SOLDIERS OF THE MOBILE (MIKE) FORCE ON AMBUSH DRILL AT THEIR PLEIKU BASE IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF SOUTH VIETNAM. SIXTEEN AUSTRALIAN ADVISERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM (AATTV), WORK WITH US ARMY SOLDIERS ADVISING TEN COMPANIES OF VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS, MAINLY MONTAGNARD HILL TRIBESMEN, WHO ARE PART OF MIKE FORCE.

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Accession Number
CRO/68/0959/VN
Photographer
Richard William Crothers
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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