Accession Number | CUN/67/0016/VN |
---|---|
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Cunneen, William James |
Place made | Vietnam |
Date made | 1967 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Vietnam. 1967-01. For bravery in action, Sergeant Robert Buick of Kedron, Qld, has the ribbon to ...
Description
Vietnam. 1967-01. For bravery in action, Sergeant Robert Buick of Kedron, Qld, has the ribbon to the Military Medal pinned to his chest by the former Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force, Brigadier O. D. Jackson. Sergeant Buick, a platoon sergeant of D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), earned the decoration during the Company's famous battle of Long Tan.