Accession Number | BEL/69/0343/VN |
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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 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Cleaning his M60 general purpose machine gun is Private Peter Keech of Woomera, SA (left), and ...
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.