| Accession Number | EKT/68/0126/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
| Date made | c April 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A large crowd of troops entertained by singer Kelly Green and the band of a Western Australian ...
Description
A large crowd of troops entertained by singer Kelly Green and the band of a Western Australian concert party. This is the first entertainment group out of Perth to visit Vietnam and conducted 14 concerts to allied bases across the whole country in April and May 1968. Sponsored by AFOF and TV Channel 9 Perth, the entertainers were Ron Blaskett and puppet Gerry Gee, teenage singers John and Shirley Ried, mannequin and singer Michelle Edwards, singer Kelly Green, comedian Peter Harries and musicians John Hunter, Guy Bart and Peter Pichini. Standing at left of photo and typical with hands on hips is the escort officer Lieutenant Ray Bowes.