| Accession Number | P04568.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
| Maker |
Griffin, Brian |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | c October - November 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
157616 Trooper James 'Jimmy' Canuto, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment preparing to reverse his ...
Description
157616 Trooper James 'Jimmy' Canuto, B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment preparing to reverse his M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) out of a bomb crater he has accidentally driven into. Visible is the .50 calibre M2 Browning heavy machine gun, with an elephant ears style gun shield and an M79 40 mm grenade launcher on the driver's hatch. Trooper Canuto is an Aboriginal Serviceman from Yarrabah, Queensland.