| Accession Number | CRO/68/0107/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Crothers, Richard William |
| Place made | Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau |
| Date made | 12-19 February 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
1411121 Craftsman (Cfn) Gary Gordon Johnston (left in bush hat), of Wynnum, Qld, and 53588 ...
Description
1411121 Craftsman (Cfn) Gary Gordon Johnston (left in bush hat), of Wynnum, Qld, and 53588 Sergeant (Sgt) Edward Hugh (Eddie) Naughton (right in black beret), of Puckapunyal, Vic, both members of the 1st Armoured Squadron Workshop. They are walking past a newly arrived Centurion armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) Mk II (left) and a Centurion bridge layer, minus the bridge (right), at the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG) base, Vung Tau. These vehicles were delivered to Vung Tau by the Australian army vessel (AV-1356) Clive Steele (formerly the American vessel LSM-547) on 12 February 1968. Cfn Johnston is armed with an L1A1 self loading rifle (SLR) and Sgt Naughton is armed with an F1 sub machine gun (SMG)