Accession Number | F11792 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 53 min |
Object type | Home movie |
Physical description | 8mm super/colour/silent |
Maker |
Stainthorpe, Peter Francis |
Place made | Hong Kong |
Date made | 1969-1968 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Home movies related to the service of Peter Stainthorpe, 106 Field Battery RAA, South Vietnam
Home movies related to the service of Peter Stainthorpe, 106 Field Battery RAA, South Vietnam. Footage includes service personnel celebrating Christmas and drinking, including a performance with one man dressed in a toga or as Jesus; medical personnel administering medications by syringe; haircutting; a bar featuring colourful murals; a game of cricket, volleyball; demonstrations of weaponry including rifles and rocket launchers; 'Last Chance saloon'; company unit boards including 7RAR's Road Runner sign; firing of artillery; a soldier setting an accoustic guitair alight; aircraft landing at an airfield; soldiers preparing to embark at a large airport; shower facilities; camp scenes, including letter writing, eating; sandbag emplacements; local civilians and street scenes in a village; various aircraft; scenes of the harbour and city of Hong Kong, including Haw Par Mansion; arial views of Vietnam; various aircraft. The film comprises four reels of original footage that was used, in part, for Super 8 Soldiers.
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