Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1966-10. Firing a captured communist Chicom heavy machine gun during ...

Accession Number CUN/66/0858/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Cunneen, William James
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1966-10. Firing a captured communist Chicom heavy machine gun during an evaluation test is Captain Ian McLean-Williams of Ashgrove, Brisbane, Qld. Looking on is Second Lieutenant Geoff Kendall of Undervale, SA. The weapon was captured by D Company, the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), during the battle of Long Tan.

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