Accession Number | P05565.025 |
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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 |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Two unidentified infantrymen from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), pause in a ...
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.