Lieutenant Colonel J A Warr, DSO, Commanding Officer, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Binh Ba
Accession Number P02177.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Carroll, Owen Maxwell
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Duc Thanh
Date made September 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

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Description

Lieutenant Colonel J A Warr, DSO, Commanding Officer, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), seated inside an M113 armoured personnel carrier which was used as a temporary battalion command post at the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fort north of Binh Ba. Note the sign on the centre right warning occupants of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning when using the APC without adequate ventilation.