| Place | Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | WAR/69/0860/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Ward, Peter Anthony |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1969-12. Three Australian soldiers carry Viet Cong (VC) small arms ...
Description
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1969-12. Three Australian soldiers carry Viet Cong (VC) small arms from a weapons and explosives cache found in a cave (behind) to a nearby bomb crater for demolition. Left to right: Private Daryl Williams of Temora, NSW; Private John Sigvart of Mount Morgan, Qld and Corporal Gordon Black of Belmont, NSW. The cache, the largest found to date in Phuoc Tuy was discovered by D Company of 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), during Operation Marsden in the May Tao mountains, twenty three miles north-east of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat.