After being invested with the Military Medal (MM) at Government House, Sydney, Sergeant Les ...

Accession Number CRO/69/0168/EC
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Crothers, Richard William
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 15 April 1969
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

After being invested with the Military Medal (MM) at Government House, Sydney, Sergeant Les Stephens of Coogee, NSW, receives a congratulatory kiss from his sister, Mrs P. Tait of Coogee, NSW (left), and his fiance Miss Valerie Hamilton of Ashfield, NSW. Les, a member of 12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), won the MM while on a tour of duty in Vietnam.