| Accession Number | S03284 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; AMPEX 631; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; mono; 7 inch |
| Maker |
Burgess, Francis Patrick "Pat" Bradbury, David |
| Date made | 28 February 1978 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Research Grants Scheme |
Francis Patrick Burgess as a journalist for John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, South Vietnam 1965, 1966 and 1967-1968, interviewed by David Bradbury
Description
Burgess speaks of travelling with 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) to South Vietnam on board HMAS Sydney, May 1965; accompanying 6th Platoon B Company 1 RAR in combat situations; the attitudes of Australian politicians to the war in Vietnam; street fighting; the hopelessness of the war; the wounding of cameraman/correspondent Neil Davis.
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