| Place | Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | COL/67/0316/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Coleridge, Michael |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | May 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
THE TIGER PIG. THE PURPORTED MASCOT OF 5TH BATTALION (TIGER FIVE), THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT ...
Description
THE TIGER PIG. THE PURPORTED MASCOT OF 5TH BATTALION (TIGER FIVE), THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (5RAR), PRESENTED TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 7TH BATTALION, LIEUTENANT COLONEL ERIC SMITH BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF 5TH BATTALION, LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN WARR DURING THE HANDOVER CEREMONY PRIOR TO 5TH BATTALION RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA. THE EMBLEM OF THE NEWLY ARRIVED 7TH BATTALION IS A LAUGHING PIG. The pig was painted by Corporals Robert Kearney and John Thomas Mulby, both of Recce Platoon, 5 RAR.