Informal group portrait of members of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), ...

Accession Number P01754.031
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Fox, D
Place made Namibia: Grootfontein District, Grootfontein
Date made 26 January 1990
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Period 1980-1989
Namibia (UNTAG), 1989-1990
Copyright

Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright

Description

Informal group portrait of members of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), after an Australia Day medal parade. The soldiers have been presented with medals commemorating their service with UNTAG in Namibia. They are now enjoying a few drinks at a celebration lunch which is in progress under the tarpaulins in the background.