Accession Number | P04568.004 |
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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 |
Two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry (3 Cav) Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Two M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carriers of B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry (3 Cav) Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, parked in an ambush position with just their machine guns visible, a .50 calibre M2 Browning heavy machine gun (left) and two .30 calibre L3A3 Browning medium machine guns fitted into a T50 turret (right).The vehicle commander (right) is 3793130 Norman John Rowe (the singer Normie Rowe) who served in South Vietnam with 3 Cav from January to December 1969.