Accession Number | P09554.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | August 1969 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work |
Portrait of 1202185 Trooper (Tpr) Vivian Albert French, 1st Forward Delivery Troop, B Squadron, 3 ...
Description
Portrait of 1202185 Trooper (Tpr) Vivian Albert French, 1st Forward Delivery Troop, B Squadron, 3 Cavalry Regiment. Tpr French deployed to Vietnam on 27 August 1969. On 8 December 1969, Tpr French was killed instantly when the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) he was driving hit an enemy landmine in the May Tao mountains; he was 19 years old.