Private (Pte) Douglas James Bishop, 8 Platoon, C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian ...

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Accession Number P01353.010
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Department of Defence
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made 8 October 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright

Description

Private (Pte) Douglas James Bishop, 8 Platoon, C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), being treated at the United States Army's 36th Casualty Evacuation Hospital, Vung Tau, for shrapnel wounds to his left thigh and buttock, incurred during Operation Canberra, south west of Nui Dat. Pte Bishop is receiving a rub-down from 'Smithy', a US medical attendant.