South Vietnam. February 1971. Headquarters of the 302 Regional Force Battalion with the Long Hai ...

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Accession Number PJE/71/0039/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Errington, Philip John
Date made February 1971
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

South Vietnam. February 1971. Headquarters of the 302 Regional Force Battalion with the Long Hai Hills in the background. At the time the photograph was taken the Vietnamese battalion had taken complete responsibility of the area. An Australian Mobile Advisory and Training Team (MATT) was living in the compound with the Regional Force soldiers. Note the low wire entanglement fence (barbed wire) in the foreground.