| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | FOD/71/0304/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Ford, John Alfred |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam |
| Date made | June 1971 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A sharp eye is needed when moving through jungle such as this in South Vietnam. Sitting astride ...
Description
A sharp eye is needed when moving through jungle such as this in South Vietnam. Sitting astride an Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV), his M60 machine gun close by, is Private (Pte) Frank Jelen of Fairfield, NSW, a member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR). The ARV is followed by a Centurion tank. Australian soldiers of 3RAR and 4RAR combined with C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, in Operation Overlord on the border of Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, to the north of the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) at Nui Dat. Identified atop the Centurion tank are 37691 WO2 Russell Hocking, 3RAR, to the left of the gunner, and 519516 Pte Ian M. Tibbits, 3RAR, to the right. Also believed to be atop the tank are Pte David Pye and Pte David Read.