JON/70/0763/VN Accession Number: JON/70/0763/VN

Description

Two Australian advisers check the progress of a new well in a village in northern South Vietnam. They are Captain (Capt) Doug Tear, 33, left, from Wembley Downs, WA, and Warrant Officer Bert Addington, 46, from Macedon, Vic. Both are serving with the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam (AATTV) and are based at Phu Thu District, only a few miles south of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ). Capt Tear, soon to return to Australia, is the only Australian district senior adviser in Vietnam.

Details

Accession Number
JON/70/0763/VN
Photographer
Sergeant Michael John Jones
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
October 1970
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession JON/70/0763/VN

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