Place | Asia: Vietnam |
---|---|
Accession Number | COL/66/1023/VN |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Coleridge, Michael |
Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Nui Dat |
Date made | 25 December 1966 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
3487 Lieutenant Colonel John Arnold Warr of Sydney, NSW, (standing third from left), serves ...
Description
3487 Lieutenant Colonel John Arnold Warr of Sydney, NSW, (standing third from left), serves Christmas turkey to 18305 Lance Corporal Warren John 'Wog' Burns (seated, pointing to menu) of C Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR). The men of 5RAR are enjoying Christmas lunch at their mess at the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat. It is traditional for officers, warrant officers and sergeants to serve the troops on Christmas day with lunch.