Informal group portrait of members of D (Delta) Company, 6RAR, taken the morning after the Battle ...

Accession Number P05889.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Long Tan
Date made 19 August 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Informal group portrait of members of D (Delta) Company, 6RAR, taken the morning after the Battle of Long Tan. The men are listening to their Company Sergeant Major (CSM) 2/7758 Warrant Officer 2 John William 'Jack' Kirby, who is relaying a message from Australian Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt. Identified are, back row, left to right: Barry Richardson; 15230 Corporal (Cpl) Jeffrey (Jeff) Max Duroux, an Aboriginal serviceman; 1731007 Private (Pte) Allen James May; 2781700 Pte Noel John Grimes; Ronny Moss; 1730914 Pte David John Collins. Front row, left to right: unidentified; Peter Ainsley; unidentified and unidentified. This is a film still captured from Department of Public Relations footage DPR/TV/426-427, and which is held in the Memorials collection at F10108.