| Accession Number | P04656.889 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
3787069 Private (Pte) Paul Richard Phillips, of Wangarratta, Vic, C Company, 5th Battalion, The ...
Description
3787069 Private (Pte) Paul Richard Phillips, of Wangarratta, Vic, C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) mans a 50 caliber Browning machine gun in a perimeter gun pit. This was one of the most forward defences of the 1 st Australian Task Force (1ATF) Base. Some yards in front of the 50 caliber gun is the forward listening post manned by 6708310 Pte Neil Douglas King, of New Norfolk, Tas and Pte Stanley James ‘Stan’ Brett, of Coogee, NSW, both of C Company, 5RAR.