Vietnamese children watch as part of Matilda Force rumbles through their village. The force from ...

Accession Number WAR/70/0061/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Ward, Peter Anthony
Place made Vietnam: Binh Tuy Province
Date made January 1970
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Vietnamese children watch as part of Matilda Force rumbles through their village. The force from B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment and B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, comprised forty four armoured vehicles and 270 soldiers. The 150 mile push through three provinces made it the largest armoured operation by the Australian Army since the Second World War. A Jeep (left), number EM5770, rounds the bend as it passes a Centurion Mk V/1 tank with the call sign three Alpha (3A) followed by an M113A1 repair fitters vehicle and a Centurion bridge layer.