Accession Number | BEL/69/0388/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Maker |
Bellis, Christopher John |
Date made | 1969 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Binh Ba, South Vietnam. 1969-06. Bodies of dead North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops who attempted ...
Description
Binh Ba, South Vietnam. 1969-06. Bodies of dead North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops who attempted to hold the rubber plantation village are laid out in an open area so they can be checked for documents before burial. In the foreground are 4719590 Trooper (Tpr) Ken Wilson (left) and 5715768 Tpr Laurie Sullivan (right) of B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, discussing the breech mechanism of a .30 machine gun mounted on Centurion tank callsign 24C which took part in the battle.