| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P10207.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Griffin, Shane |
| Place made | Timor: Dili |
| Date made | 29 September 2007 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
Australian Army and East Timor Army personnel attending Timorese / English Language classes at ...
Description
Australian Army and East Timor Army personnel attending Timorese / English Language classes at International Stabilization Force (ISF) Headquarters, Camp Phoenix. Left to right; Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Gavin Fisher 1 Military Police Battalion (1 MP Bn); L Cpl Shane Griffin (1 MP Bn); Unidentified Sargento of Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae (FFDTL Policia Militar); Corporal (Cpl) Matthew Gilles (1 MP Bn); Furriel Eroya (FFDTL Policia Militar); Cpl Sheridan Bonney (1 MP Bn); Cpl Leslie (Tex) Cottle (1 MP Bn); Furriel Araujo (FFDTL Policia Militar); Unidentified Furriel (FFDTL Policia Militar); Sargento Soares (FFDTL Policia Militar). Located in the Dili suburb of Caicoli, Camp Phoenix is the Headquarters for the ISF and also for 631, the joint task force of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces which operates as a part of Operation Astute. At this time, Australia had approximately 850 personnel serving in the task force, which was formed in 2006 as a result of the crisis in East Timor and which replaced the United Nations Office in East Timor (UNOTIL). The Australian personnel of ISF working within Operation Astute work in conjunction with another United Nations multinational force, United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT).