Australians enjoying a drink in the bar of the Peter Badcoe Club at Vung Tau. 16906 Temporary ...

Place
Accession Number P09340.021
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Cislowski, Harold Francis
Place made Vietnam
Date made December 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Australians enjoying a drink in the bar of the Peter Badcoe Club at Vung Tau. 16906 Temporary Corporal Harry Lovett, 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), a headquarters cook, is downing a beer (centre) as are other unidentified men who have just returned from a swim on Vung Tau beach. The club was named in honour of 41400 Major Peter John Badcoe VC, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) who was killed in action on 7 April 1967.