Two unidentified infantrymen from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), pause in a ...

Accession Number P05565.025
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Flynn, Sean L
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made c 18 November - 3 December 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

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Description

Two unidentified infantrymen from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), pause in a jungle clearing while on patrol in Phuoc Tuy Province during Operation Ingham. The soldier (left) is armed with a 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifle and may be a platoon leader. The soldier (right) is a signaller who is carrying a AN/PRC 25 wireless set on his back and holding a 9 mm L9A1 (Browning Hi Power) pistol in his right hand.