Accession Number | P05106.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Transparency |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
Date made | 19 February 1972 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Vietnam, 3462 Colonel (Col) Phillip ...
Description
The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Vietnam, 3462 Colonel (Col) Phillip Jamieson Greville, CBE, (right), dressed as a Vietnamese dignitary, reads a scroll during an official ceremony to mark the withdrawal of troops from Vung Tau and the Phuoc Tuy Province, at the end of Australia’s troop commitment in Vietnam. The mayor of Vung Tau, Nguyen Van Tinh (right) stands listening to Col Greville.