| Accession Number | P04655.185 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | c 11 December 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
2790913 Private (Pte) Graeme Colin Piltz, the signaller of 1 Platoon, A Company, 8RAR, and ...
Description
2790913 Private (Pte) Graeme Colin Piltz, the signaller of 1 Platoon, A Company, 8RAR, and another platoon member move through tall grass among rubber trees on what is probably their first patrol on their first operation in Vietnam, Operation Atherton. Pte Piltz is carrying a field radio on his back. Operation Atherton is a reconnaissance and ambush operation in the northwest of the province.