South Vietnam. June 1970. Private James Aitken of Thirroul, NSW, a soldier of the anti-tank ...

Accession Number JON/70/0370/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Jones, Michael John
Date made 1970
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

South Vietnam. June 1970. Private James Aitken of Thirroul, NSW, a soldier of the anti-tank platoon of 2RAR /NZ (ANZAC) (The ANZAC Battalion comprising 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment and a component from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment), runs with a labrador tracker dog during the Battalion's first operation in the Nui Thi Vai and Nui Thi Dinh hills to the west of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat.