Cleaning his M60 general purpose machine gun is Private Peter Keech of Woomera, SA (left), and ...

Accession Number BEL/69/0343/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Bellis, Christopher John
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made 22 May 1969
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Cleaning his M60 general purpose machine gun is Private Peter Keech of Woomera, SA (left), and sitting beside him is Private Graham Heuston of Narrabundah, ACT, who checks the barrel of his rifle. Both from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), they were part of a force protecting artillery at Fire Support Base Susan during Operation Twickenham Two.

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