Leslie James Tranter as the second lieutenant Officer Commanding Anti-tank Platoon Support Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), South Vietnam 1968-1969, recorded for Lex McAulay

Accession Number S03179
Collection type Sound
Measurement 55 min
Object type Memoir
Physical description audio cassette; AGFA FE I -S 90; mono
Maker Tranter, Leslie James 'Les'
Date made 1986
Access Open
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Tranter speaks of his role in the defence of Fire Support Base Coral, in the Bien Hoa Province of South Vietnam, during May 1968.

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