| Accession Number | P02636.030 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Army Public Relations |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | c September 1971 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Unidentified Australian soldiers establishing their sleeping shelters at Fire Support Base (FSB) ...
Description
Unidentified Australian soldiers establishing their sleeping shelters at Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/Marie during Operation Ivanhoe (19 September - 2 October 1971). A Kiowa helicopter is visible (background) and a mechanical backhoe is being used to dig pits and trenches. the curved sections of corrugated drainage culvert will be erected over the pit (foreground) and then covered with a layer of sandbags, which will provide a degree of shelter to the occupant underneath it. Canvas and nylon hutchies and stacked ration boxes are also visible.