The Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General D. B, Dunstan, unveils a ...

Accession Number PJE/71/0474/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Errington, Philip John
Place made Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon
Date made September 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

The Commander of the Australian Force Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General D. B, Dunstan, unveils a plaque at a ceremony marking the opening of the Vi Dan Hospital in Saigon. An External Affairs grant of about $80,000 enabled the AFV to provide modern medical equipment for the outpatient's department of the hospital. The opening was attended by the President of the Republic of Vietnam, President Thieu and his wife.