Second in a series of three images showing a Centurion Mk 5/1 tank, thought to be callsign 24 ...

Accession Number P08528.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Transparency
Maker Munro, Brian
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Binh Ba
Date made 6 June 1969
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Second in a series of three images showing a Centurion Mk 5/1 tank, thought to be callsign 24 Alpha Sergeant ‘Jock’ Browning, from B Squadron 1 Armoured Regiment and infantry from the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) advancing through the village of Binh Ba while under enemy fire. Several men are crouching at left and another standing in the centre pointing to the right, apparently the direction taken by other tanks. Muddy tracks at left indicate at least one other tank had preceeded this one.