216747 Captain John Edgar Tick, Officer Commanding 2 Troop, 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian ...

Accession Number P05389.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Unknown
Place made Vietnam
Date made c June 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

216747 Captain John Edgar Tick, Officer Commanding 2 Troop, 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), holds up a United States aid package found in a captured enemy bunker system behind him. The system was probably captured by soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), during Operation Overlord.