| Accession Number | P09635.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Coleridge, Michael |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, An Nhut |
| Date made | 14 February 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
One of the casualties of a mine explosion being evacuated by a 9 Squadron Iroquois UH-1B ...
Description
One of the casualties of a mine explosion being evacuated by a 9 Squadron Iroquois UH-1B helicopter to Vung Tau. Between 13-14 February 1967 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) were conducting a cordon-and-search (Operation Beaumaris) of An Nhut, a small village between Long Dien and Dat Do, when a mine detonated at C Company's headquarters during a briefing of C Company officers and senior non-commissioned officers. Five of the group were wounded and three officers were killed; Major Donald Bourne, the Company Commander, Captain (Capt) Robert Milligan, second in command and the New Zealand artillery forward observer, Capt Peter Williams of 161 Field Battery. The explosion was thought to have been caused by an unrecorded ARVN booby trap left behind when old barbed wire barriers were removed from around the village.
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