Accession Number | CAM/67/1236/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Campbell, Byron Charles |
Date made | 1967 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-12. Garrison military policeman, Private Derrell McDowall of Cairns, Qld, ...
Description
Nui Dat, Vietnam. 1967-12. Garrison military policeman, Private Derrell McDowall of Cairns, Qld, blindfolds a Viet Cong prisoner before he takes him to the Australian Task Force base for initial questioning. The man gave himself up to the Australians at a checkpoint at Hoa Long near the Task Force base, claiming he was sick of running away from the Australians.