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Collection relating to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) service of 138015 Chaplain (later Principal Chaplain) Leonard Sydney Eacott, Cambodia, 1992-1993.
Wallet 1 of 2 - contains ephemera and a notebook relating to Eacott's deployment on Operation Gemini with UNTAC. The wallet includes a green folder containing a tourist map for Phnom Penh, a notebook, a yellow card with 'Instructions for all members of the UNTAC Military Component Regarding Opening Fire in Cambodia', and an 'Australian Defence Force (Army) Soldiers Handbook Operation Gemini Cambodia'. The wallet also includes a circular United Nations cloth patch, and a 1987 postcard sent by a colleague in Perth while Eacott was at the Anglican Parish of Oakey in Queensland.
Wallet 2 of 2 - Contains a diary Eacott maintained during his deployment to Cambodia. The diary contains entries from 11 September 1992, when Eacott was informed of the deployment, to 6 October 1993, when he returned to Australia. Eacott writes of the emotional highs and lows leading up to, and during, the deployment and his experiences in Cambodia, including visiting the genocide museum, a deterioration in security in April 1993, and his work as army chaplain. He also writes of the recreational activities of Australian military personnel in Cambodia, including discussion on those that frequent the sex workers.
Rectangular plastic banner autographed with goodwill comments. The printed message on the banner reads 'HOLY/ CHRISTMAS/ HAPPY NEW YEAR/ 2000/ OTHERS TORTURE THEM TO DEATH/ YOU BROUGHT THEM HOPE AND A
Multicoloured plastic banner tapering to a point at the bottom. The top of the banner has been folded and stitched to enable hanging. Drawn in the centre is a red and yellow circle and a ballot box wi
Leonard Sidney Eacott as a Lieutenant Colonel, Senior Chaplain, Headquarters Staff, Interfet, interviewed by David Busch, Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The program was br
'A Padre at work' - Army Chaplain Leonard Sydney (Len) Eacott sitting at his desk.
A Cambodian girl rests following Cranio-Maxillo facial surgery. See P04041.005 for her profile prior to surgery. The images were sent by the girl's sponsor, the Australian Cranio-Maxillo Facial Founda
A Cambodian girl prior to surgery for removing a growth on her face. See P04041.004 for her profile after surgery. The images were sent by the girl's sponsor, the Australian Cranio-Maxillo Facial Foun
Army Chaplain Leonard Sydney (Len) Eacott standing bedside with a hospital patient.
Army Chaplain Leonard Sydney (Len) Eacott presents two airline tickets to Mrs Phillay Phuong, so that she and her daughter may travel to Australia for surgery to remove a growth on her daughter's face
The Long Tan Memorial. The original cross and plaque erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 August 1969 were removed to the Dong Nai Museum in Bien Hoa in 1988, and a replica erected at t
The Long Tan Memorial (left) and a memorial plaque to the D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion (foregound, right). The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 Augus
The Long Tan Memorial. The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 August 1969. It was removed to the Dong Nai Museum in Bien Hoa in 1988, and a replica erected
Informal portrait of a local caretaker of the Long Tan Memorial. Behind her, Australian staff from UNTAC on a guided tour, photograph the cross itself out of frame to the right. The original Long Tan
Informal portrait of a local caretaker of the Long Tan Memorial. The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 August 1969. It was removed to the Dong Nai Museum
Informal portrait of a local caretaker of the Long Tan Memorial with Australian staff from UNTAC on a guided tour. The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (ANZAC) in a ceremony held on 18 A
A local caretaker of the Long Tan Memorial observes as an Australian staff member from UNTAC repaints one of the original memorial's chain-posts. The original Long Tan cross was erected by 6RAR/NZ (AN
Australian staff from UNTAC on a guided tour repaint a memorial plaque to the D445 Provincial Mobile Battalion at the site of the Battle of Long Tan. The Long Tan cross, situated to the left of the pl
Informal portrait of Army Chaplain Leonard Sydney (Len) Eacott standing next to the large white replica cross on the morning of the Memorial Service for the Battle of Long Tan. The original cross and
Informal portrait of Army Chaplain Leonard Sydney (Len) Eacott and the tour guides and bus driver on his tour of Vietnam stand by the replica Long Tan Cross on the morning of the Memorial Service for
Collection relating to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) service of 321465 Chaplain Gordon A Watson, Force Communications Unit, 1992-1993. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of thre
Collection relating to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) service of Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Steven Henry Ayling, Force Communications Unit (FCU), 1992. The co
Chaplain Leonard Sidney Eacott as Senior Chaplain United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and United Nations International Force East Timor (INTERFET), 1992-2000, interviewed by Dr P
Leonard Sidney Eacott as a chaplain Force Communications Unit, United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), Cambodia 1991-1993, interviewed by Susan Aitkin A transcript of this recordin
Collection relating to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) service of 321465 Chaplain Gordon A Watson, Force Communications Unit, 1992-1993. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of thre
Collection relating to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) service of Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Steven Henry Ayling, Force Communications Unit (FCU), 1992. The co
