A group of Vietnamese found in a house by soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian ...

Accession Number FOR/66/0433/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau
Date made 26 May 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A group of Vietnamese found in a house by soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), are guarded while Private Hugh Evans of Hobart, Tas, signals in the information. Afterwards these soldiers drew their first fire of Operation Hardihood. The two soldiers carry World War 2 vintage 9mm Owen guns and have smeared their faces for camouflage and to dull their shiny skin. Identified at centre rear is Lieutenant John Curtis Hartley (later Captain).