South Vietnam. May, 1971. Private (Pte) Bob Peoples of Ballarat, Vic, cautiously crawls through ...

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Accession Number FOD/71/0251/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Ford, John Alfred
Date made 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

South Vietnam. May, 1971. Private (Pte) Bob Peoples of Ballarat, Vic, cautiously crawls through the jungle. Pte Peoples is a forward scout with C company, 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment). Together with other members of his Company, he took part in 2RAR's final operation in South Vietnam. The battalion was to return to Australia later this month after completing a twelve month tour of duty.