| Accession Number | BEL/69/0664/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Bellis, Christopher John |
| Date made | 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
South Vietnam. 1969-09. Three Australian advisers assist a Vietnamese soldier conduct a security ...
Description
South Vietnam. 1969-09. Three Australian advisers assist a Vietnamese soldier conduct a security check on a man in the village outside a building during a combined Australian-Vietnamese operation. Left to right: Private (Pte) John Strickland of Carnegie, Vic; Corporal Chris Gannon of Augathella, Qld; Pte Peter Simpson of Narrandera, NSW. Altogether six Australian advisers combined with a Vietnamese platoon in the shakedown operation after a Vietnamese battalion had been retrained by members of B Company, 6RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment). Elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) now have retrained three Vietnamese battalions of the 18th Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Division.