| Accession Number | CRO/67/0337/NC |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Crothers, Richard William |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Rockhampton, Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Rockhampton, Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Shoalwater Bay |
| Date made | July 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
STAND-TO with an "enemy" attack imminent and Corporal Les Lindsay, of Mareeba, via Cairns, Qld, ...
Description
STAND-TO with an "enemy" attack imminent and Corporal Les Lindsay, of Mareeba, via Cairns, Qld, is alert with his F1 sub-machine carbine. A member of 8 Battalion, Royal Australian regiment (8RAR), Cpl Lindsay is taking part in exercise Noisy Pitta in the Army's Shoalwater Bay training area north of Rockhampton, Qld. About 1500 troops are taking part in Noisy Pitta which is aimed at finally training 8 RAR before they depart for service in Malaysia later this year.