Collection relating to Neil Davis, war cameraman and correspondent

Accession Number AWM2020.493.1.9
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Tea Kim Heang
Place made Cambodia
Date made 1971
Conflict Period 1970-1979
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Original caption: "Cambodia 1971 near Phnom Khiev (west of Phnom Penh). Phnom Khiev was overrun by Vietnamese communist forces the night before - Davis was there. Most 150 defenders killed or wounded - this was one of them."

Photographs relating to Neil Davis, war cameraman and correspondent. This collection was collated by author Tim Bowden in the research and publication of his biographical book "One Crowded Hour - Neil Davis, Combat Cameraman 1934-1985". Captions on the reverse of the photographs are a mix of comments from Davis, Bowden and/or the original owner of the photograph (often unidentified).