Group portrait of the Officers and Sergeants of D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian ...

Accession Number P05241.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Vietnam
Date made April 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Group portrait of the Officers and Sergeants of D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) during the opening of their mess. Identified, left to right, back row: 22861 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald (Ron) Gildersleeve, Company Quartermaster Sergeant; 3794370 Sgt Robert John (Bob) Savige, 10 Platoon; Sgt Bill O'Donnell of Townsville, Qld, Cook Sergeant; 55106 Sergeant Robert Stanley (Bob) Buick, 11 Platoon,of Bentley, WA. Second row: Sgt Lance Larcombe of Salisbury, SA, 12 Platoon; 13401 Sgt Victor (Vic) Creagh, A/tk Platoon; Robert (Bob) Irvine of Surrey Hills, Vic, 10 Platoon; Griffin, A/tk Platoon. Front row: 2781294 David Sabben, 12 Platoon; Thompson, Mortar Fire Controller (MFC) (believed to be 13605 Donald Albert Thomson); 6776 Major Harry Arthur Smith, Officer Commanding, of Brisbane, Qld; Paul O'Sullivan, 11 Platoon.