Accession Number | CAM/67/0413/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Campbell, Byron Charles |
Place made | Vietnam |
Date made | May 1967 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Checking captured Viet Cong weapons are two members of the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian ...
Description
Checking captured Viet Cong weapons are two members of the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), Sergeant Brian Walsh of Denman, NSW (left), and 2nd Lieutenant Jim Fitzsimon of Griffith, NSW. The weapons are a .30-06 calibre M1917 rifle and a 7.92mm Mauser German Model 98 which were taken from two Viet Cong brothers during Operation Lismore.