South Vietnam. 6 October 1971. Bumper to bumper aboard lighters, are vehicles of the 3rd ...

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Accession Number FOD/71/0507/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. 6 October 1971. Bumper to bumper aboard lighters, are vehicles of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), as they approach the troop carrier HMAS Sydney anchored off Vung Tau. The vehicles, and the main body of the Battalion, are aboard the troop carrier on their way to Adelaide, as the first major move in the withdrawal of the Australian Force from Vietnam.