Collection relating to Neil Davis, war cameraman and correspondent

Accession Number AWM2020.493.2.8
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made Indonesia
Date made 7 July 1979
Conflict Period 1970-1979
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown

Description

Original caption: "Vietnamese boat people coming ashore on the sparsely populated Indonesian Anambas Islands, situated in the South China Sea about midway between West Malaysia and Borneo. This is where former Vietnamese dissident Tran Ngoc Chau landed. 1979, July 7th."

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).