| Accession Number | P02853.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Binh Ba |
| Date made | 6 June 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work |
Women and children leave immediately before the Australian troops swept the village for North ...
Description
Women and children leave immediately before the Australian troops swept the village for North Vietnamese soldiers. A portion of a tank is in the foreground. Troops of D company, 5 Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), supported by Centurion MkV/1 tanks of B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, swept towards the edge of a rubber plantation, five miles north of the 1 Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. The Australians inflicted heavy casualties on a strong force of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldiers.