| Accession Number | S03645 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 7 min 4 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; KODAK; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; mono; 7 inch |
| Maker |
Latchford, Kevin William Ross-Smith, Ernest |
| Date made | 12 March 1969 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia 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. |
Lieutenant Colonel Kevin William Latchford as Commanding Officer 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, South Vietnam 1968-1969, interviewed by Major Ernest Ross-Smith
Description
Latchford speaks of the role of the Civil Affairs Unit in the villages in Phuoc Tuy Province; the composition of the Civil Affairs Unit; the unit's relationship with the civilian population; various military civic action projects aimed at developing general community facilities; the contribution of the 1st Australian Task Force in the development of educational facilities in Phuoc Tuy Province.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Lieutenant Colonel Kevin William Latchford as Commanding Officer 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, South Vietnam 1968-1969, interviewed by Major Ernest Ross-Smith