| Accession Number | P04315.008 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | September 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
3RAR riflemen ride in the open back of a military truck (Unimog) as they search for Indonesian ...
Description
3RAR riflemen ride in the open back of a military truck (Unimog) as they search for Indonesian backed militia on the streets of Dili, East Timor. Identified, far left, is Private (Pte) Gene Cowen; in the centre (with black rectangle on helmet) is Pte Raymond Dietz; next, to the right, is Pte Andrew Carpenter. The men are all part of Eight Platoon, "C" Company. Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction. Shortly afterwards, on 20 September, the first Australian troops were deployed to East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), an Australian led international mission to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate.