| Accession Number | P04223.633 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Honiara |
| Date made | 4 November 2003 |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
| Source credit to | Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003 |
Tongan troops at a watch-post mounted on a container near the beach at Camp RAMSI, the major base ...
Description
Tongan troops at a watch-post mounted on a container near the beach at Camp RAMSI, the major base used by the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). Australian military forces participating in Operation Anode worked with soldiers from New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, and Papua New Guinea, and police from Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji, Cook Islands and Kiribati, under the banner of Operation Helpem Fren. ‘Helpem Fren’ means ‘help a friend’ in Solomons Pijin, the lingua franca of the Solomon Islands.