Australian soldier taking brief spell, B Company, 2 Battalion Royal Australiani Regiment (RAR)

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Accession Number ART40652
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 58.2 x 40cm (irreg.)
Object type Work on paper
Physical description charcoal on paper
Maker McFadyen, Ken
Place made Vietnam, Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Xuyen Moc
Date made 1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An Australian soldier of 'B' Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), sitting on his heels as he opens a ration can for a brief meal break during Operation Kenmore, a twelve day search and destroy mission. This operation took place between September and October 1967.