| Accession Number | P04994.019 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Borneo: Sarawak, Bokah |
| Date made | c 1966 |
| Conflict |
Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work |
A chance encounter between a patrolling group of Australian soldiers from 9 Platoon, C Company, ...
Description
A chance encounter between a patrolling group of Australian soldiers from 9 Platoon, C Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR), who have met up with two civilian clothed border scouts at a Kampong in the Bokah district. Through an interpreter (third from right) the group can talk to each other. Identified (fourth from left) is 57068 Lieutenant (Later Brigadier) Rodney Gerald Curtis, Officer Commanding 9 Platoon and later awarded the Military Cross on 16 May 1967. He also served in South Vietnam with 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR) from 1968-1969. 29833 Sergeant Michael (Mick) Weir Barrett (fifth from left), who served as a Private with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) during the Malayan Emergency from 1959-1960 and later in South Vietnam with the 1st Australian Reinforcement Unit (1ARU) in 1968 and again with 1RAR from 1968-1969. The border scouts are armed with long barrelled shotguns and the Australians are all armed with M16 rifles.