FIRE SUPPORT BASE PEGGY, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-12. PRIVATE BRIAN HALES, 21, OF PERTH, W.A. (LEFT) ...

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Accession Number WAR/69/0871/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Ward, Peter Anthony
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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FIRE SUPPORT BASE PEGGY, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-12. PRIVATE BRIAN HALES, 21, OF PERTH, W.A. (LEFT) PREPARES TO FIRE A 81 MILIMETRE MORTAR. CROUCHING LOW IN READINESS FOR THE FIRING ARE 39890 PRIVATE (PTE) GEOFFREY NEUBECKER, 20, OF HAWTHORN, VIC (CENTRE), AND 218680 PTE KEITH BOOG, 21, OF ROCKDALE, NSW. ALL THE SOLDIERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE MORTAR PLATOON OF 8TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (8RAR).