Nui Dat, South Vietnam. July 1971. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) A. J. Bretherton (left), Battery ...

Accession Number ERR/71/0359/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Errington, William Alexander (Bill)
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Nui Dat, South Vietnam. July 1971. Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) A. J. Bretherton (left), Battery Sergeant Major of A Field Battery, 12th Field Regiment, drills Sergeant Dave Quirk and Sergeant Allan Green, both of Townsville, Qld, and members of A Battery. On 1 August the Queen's Colours will be presented to the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery in Sydney by the Governor General. WO2 Bretherton is ensuring that the banner party for the day is up to scratch. Lieutenant John Sheedy, one of the Battery's Forward Observers who will formally accept the new banner, was deployed on operation when this picture was taken. All three men have been specially chosen to travel from Vietnam for the occasion. In 1927 A Battery was awarded the King's Banner and is still the only artillery unit in the Australian Army to hold such an honour.

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