| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01353.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Coates, Winston Ford, Darrell Colin |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | 8 October 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
Treating Private (Pte) Bob Box, one of seven soldiers of 8 Platoon, C Company, 5th Battalion, The ...
Description
Treating Private (Pte) Bob Box, one of seven soldiers of 8 Platoon, C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) injured by shrapnel from a booby trap grenade during Operation Canberra is Lance Corporal Ron Shoebridge (stretcher bearer) (right) and Company Sergeant Major Ross Wormald (left). Standing without shirt is Pte Allan Suckling and sitting back against log in the foreground is Pte Douglas James Bishop who was also wounded in this action. Operation Canberra was conducted south west of Nui Dat. (This photograph is believed to have been taken by Sergeant (Sgt) Darrell Ford however Captain Winston Coates also took photographs of this incident; see COA/66/0876-079/VN. Sgt Ford took photographs of Operation Canberra; see FOR/66/0881/VN-FOR/66/0884/VN.)