| Accession Number | LES/69/0566/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
L'Estrange, Brian Edwin |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon |
| Date made | August 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Warrant Officer Second Class (WO2) Rayene (Ray) Stewart Simpson, forty three, a member of the ...
Description
Warrant Officer Second Class (WO2) Rayene (Ray) Stewart Simpson, forty three, a member of the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam (AATTV), with a cigarette, after being told he had been awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the Commonwealth's highest decoration for bravery. Other members of the AATTV, left to right: WO2 Terry Malone of Canley Vale, NSW; WO1 Gordon Munt of Stafford Heights, Qld; WO2 Thomas Colbert of Ingle Farm, SA; WO2 Simpson; WO Bob King of Holsworthy, NSW; WO2 Bill Tillett of Nedlands, WA. Note the cans of Victoria Bitter beer in their hands.