Accession Number | THU/67/1080/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Thurgar, Kevin Denham |
Place made | Vietnam |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Grelck of Northbridge, NSW, holding all that is left of an old car ...
Description
Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Grelck of Northbridge, NSW, holding all that is left of an old car tyre after the Viet Cong had made a Ho Chi Minh sandal from it. It was found when 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), searched a Viet Cong jungle village during Operation Santa Fe. The village was later destroyed.