| Accession Number | CRO/68/0873/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Crothers, Richard William |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon, Tan Son Nhut |
| Date made | September 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
214101 Sergeant (Sgt) Wallace James (Wally) Galvin of Maroubra, NSW, reaches for the ball during ...
Description
214101 Sergeant (Sgt) Wallace James (Wally) Galvin of Maroubra, NSW, reaches for the ball during an elimination volleyball contest between Australians and Americans at Tan Son Nhut Airbase. Left to right, watching the play are: 3790677 Private (Pte) Gerrit Kool of Bayswater, Victoria; 3790738 Pte Robert James (Bob) Smyth of Charlton, Victoria; 213251 Sgt Kenneth Harold (Ken) Foster of Holsworthy, NSW, and Captain (Capt) Norman Neil (Norm) Fearn of Mount Claremont, Western Australia. They are all members of Headquarters, Australian Forces Vietnam (AFV). [In 1970 Sgt Wallace Galvin undertook a second tour of duty in Vietnam, serving with Headquarters, 26 Company, Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC). Sgt Galvin was murdered at Nui Dat on 25 December 1970. Also killed in the same incident was 4410968 Sgt Allan Brian Moss. 37496 Sgt Frederick Edwin Bowtell was wounded.]