Accession Number | PJE/71/0493/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Errington, Philip John |
Date made | 1971 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
South Vietnam. 27 September 1971. Receiving a Certificate of Outstanding Merit from the Phuoc Tuy ...
Description
South Vietnam. 27 September 1971. Receiving a Certificate of Outstanding Merit from the Phuoc Tuy Province Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Tu, is Sapper John van der Klegt of George Town, Tas. A member of 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), Sapper van der Klegt was one of sixty members of the unit and the 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit, to be presented with the certificates for their work in building 540 solidly constructed houses for Vietnamese military dependants.