| Accession Number | WAR/70/0673/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Ward, Peter Anthony |
| Date made | 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. August 1970. It was a high powered meeting for Sergeant (Sgt) Charles ...
Description
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. August 1970. It was a high powered meeting for Sergeant (Sgt) Charles Sherrin of Shepparton, Vic, when the Commander of the Australian Force in Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General (Maj Gen) C. A. E. Fraser flew from Saigon specially to talk with men of 8 Platoon, 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR). Sgt Sherrin led his platoon in an ambush on about fifty Viet Cong near the village of Hoa Long, killing seventeen of them. Left to right: Sgt Sherrin; The Commander of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), Brigadier W. G. Henderson; The Commanding Officer of 8RAR, Lieutenant Colonel John O'Neill; Maj Gen Fraser; The Officer Commanding C Company, 8RAR, Major David Rankine of Keperra, Qld.