Accession Number | P12616.024 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Millen, Clive Coleman |
Place made | Vietnam |
Date made | c 1967-68 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Informal outdoor portrait of 43573 Private (Pte) Stanley Edwin Radomi, 2nd Battalion, The Royal ...
Description
Informal outdoor portrait of 43573 Private (Pte) Stanley Edwin Radomi, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), in the rain. Pte Radomi was killed during a live-fire training exercise with 2RAR and the US Army 118th Assault Helicopter Company on 28 September 1967. During the exercise a rocket struck a group of soldiers from 11 and 12 Platoons, 2RAR, killing Pte Radomi along with 2 others, and seriously injuring 10 other members of the unit.