Accession Number | P10237.059 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Digital file |
Maker |
Cecil, Michael |
Place made | Iraq: Dhi Qar, Tallil |
Date made | 29 April - 13 May 2008 |
Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Just before dusk, troops from Combat Team Waler, Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4 (OBG(W)-4) ...
Description
Just before dusk, troops from Combat Team Waler, Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4 (OBG(W)-4) prepare for an evening patrol in Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV-25). One of a series of photographs taken by Mike Cecil, Head of Military Heraldry and Technology, as part of the Memorial's Curators in the Field program. Mike travelled to Iraq in May 2008 to record the early stages of withdrawal of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBG-W) before the cessation of combat operations in June 2008. Photographs, oral histories and objects were collected to document the experience of Australian Defence Force personnel during Operation CATALYST.