| Accession Number | CUN/66/0507/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Cunneen, William James |
| Place made | Vietnam |
| Date made | 25 June 1966 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 15989 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas Henry (Tom) 'Buddy' Lea, 10 Platoon, D Company, ...
Description
Informal portrait of 15989 Corporal (Cpl) Thomas Henry (Tom) 'Buddy' Lea, 10 Platoon, D Company, 6 RAR, of Grovely, Qld, moving cautiously into a Viet Cong village with his Owen gun at the ready during the first mission by the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Operation Enoggera. Cpl Lea is an Indigenous soldier of Aboriginal and South Sea Islander heritage.