| Accession Number | P04791.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | c 1969 - 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
1201940 Signaller Robert Barclay 'Scotty' Wilson, of 104 Signal Squadron, outside his tent at Nui ...
Description
1201940 Signaller Robert Barclay 'Scotty' Wilson, of 104 Signal Squadron, outside his tent at Nui Dat, in Phuoc Tuy province, South Vietnam. He is holding his L1A1 Self Loading Rifle, and sitting on a wall of sand-bags. On his second tour of duty in Vietnam, this time with 1 Field Squadron, the Royal Australian Engineers, Robert Wilson was involved in an accident in Phuoc Tuy province. He died of his injuries in the US Army 24th Evacuation Hospital at Long Binh, on 16 July 1971.