Accession Number | P11811.003 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Vietnam |
Date made | 1966-1967 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Informal portrait of 342916 Private (Pte) Michael Poole, 5 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 ...
Description
Informal portrait of 342916 Private (Pte) Michael Poole, 5 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR). Pte Poole played the tenor horn in the 5 RAR band and arrived for service in Vietnam on 8 May 1966. He was killed in action during operations in the Long Hai Hills, Vietnam, on 21 February 1967, aged 20 years old.