| Accession Number | CRO/68/0096/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
|
Major Don Paterson of Greensborough, Vic, D Company Commander, 7th Battalion, The Royal ...
Description
Major Don Paterson of Greensborough, Vic, D Company Commander, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), checks the condition of one of his men slightly wounded by shrapnel to his back during the successful ambush of a jungle track during Operation Coburg. The battalion was working with other elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), in Bien Hoa Province, twenty miles north-east of Saigon.