| Accession Number | CRO/68/0089/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Crothers, Richard William |
| Place made | Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province |
| Date made | February 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A Viet Cong defector with his hands tied is fed by Private Dennis O'Shea of Springvale, Vic, ...
Description
A Viet Cong defector with his hands tied is fed by Private Dennis O'Shea of Springvale, Vic, while his chest wound is attended to by Private John Pettigrove of Blackburn South, Vic, and Corporal Gavin Albert of Wallacia, NSW, looks on. The North Vietnamese gave himself up following the ambush of a jungle track by a platoon of 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), during Operation Coburg.
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