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| Accession Number | LES/69/0590/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
L'Estrange, Brian Edwin |
| Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon |
| Date made | September 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY'S ONLY SERVING VICTORIA CROSS (VC) WINNERS, WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS (WO2) ...
Description
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY'S ONLY SERVING VICTORIA CROSS (VC) WINNERS, WARRANT OFFICER 2ND CLASS (WO2) RAY SIMPSON OF SYDNEY, NSW (LEFT), AND WO2 KEITH PAYNE OF STAFFORD HEIGHTS, QLD, GET TOGETHER FOR A VICTORIA BITTER BEER AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WO2 PAYNE'S VC. WO2 PAYNE WON AUSTRALIA'S HIGHEST GALLANTRY AWARD FOR AN ACTION IN SOUTH VIETNAM'S KONTUM PROVINCE ON 1969-05-24.
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