| Accession Number | P09930.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Bird, Peter John |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | 16 October 1971 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
A convoy of Armoured Command Vehicles (ACV) transport the remainder of the 1st Australian Task ...
Description
A convoy of Armoured Command Vehicles (ACV) transport the remainder of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Command Post during the withdrawal from the Nui Dat base. 1ATF are relocating to Vung Tau and handing over the control of the base to South Vietnamese forces. Outside the compound South Vietnamese trucks are waiting to enter. The leading M577A1 has its Army registration Number 13446(obscured) stencilled on the right hand rear surface. The photograph was taken from the third ACV in the convoy, by 3798321 Signalman Peter John Bird, 104 Signal Squadron, a National Serviceman from Coleraine, Victoria.