| Accession Number | P04412.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Watts, David John |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Ba Ria |
| Date made | c February 1971 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Three Centurion Mk V/I tanks of 3 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Australian Armoured Regiment, travelling ...
Description
Three Centurion Mk V/I tanks of 3 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Australian Armoured Regiment, travelling down a street in Ba Ria, Phuoc Tuy Province. Visible in the turret of the vehicle in the foreground is troop leader, 3138385 2nd Lieutenant Warren Maxwell Hind (sitting on the cupola, behind the .30 calibre L3A4 Browning medium machine gun) and next to him is 3796665 Trooper (Tpr) Iliya Todorovic, the gun loader/wireless operator. The driver (visible between the split hatches, lower left) is 313272 Tpr Rodney Read. The tank is flying the flag of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).