P03258.065 Accession Number: P03258.065

Description

An informal portrait of 330264 Gunner (Gnr) Trenton (Trent) Prince, an Australian signaller (seconded from the Artillery Corps) serving with the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). Gnr Prince, carrying a Steyr F88 rifle and wearing full patrol equipment, is on perimeter patrol outside the main Australian base at Phnom Penh, known to the Cambodians as 'Pteah Australii'. Gnr Prince served as signals support for the Pakistani Battalion and UN military observers (UNMOs) at Phnom Thbeng Meanchey, the provincial capital of Preah Vihear, and at CT1, a forward base near the borders of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. On 1 August 1993 and while at CT1, Gnr Prince, three UNMOs and 16 Pakistani soldiers were attacked, captured and held by the Khmer Rouge for eight hours, apparently with some assistance from the Thai military, who also negotiated their release. Gnr Prince was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his work in Cambodia, which included saving the lives of seven Cambodians injured in a car accident.

Details

Accession Number
P03258.065
Maker
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Brand: Kodak
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Polyester
Date Made
1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H Smith
Copyright
AWM copyright

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