| Accession Number | P03038.024 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Cambodia: Phnom Penh province, Phnom Penh |
| Date made | c 1992 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
Two large Indian elephants walk through the grounds of the Infantry Centre at the Australian ...
Description
Two large Indian elephants walk through the grounds of the Infantry Centre at the Australian headquarters in Phnom Penh, known to the Cambodians as 'Pteah Australii'. The front elephant carries a local handler and a United Nations (UN) peacekeeper, who ride tandem on its shoulders. New Zealand, Australian and UN flags are prominently displayed in the foreground. From April 1992 the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), were based in Phnom Penh. Smaller contingents were scattered throughout Cambodia as communications support for all the other UNTAC military contingents, having established a communications network throughout Cambodia where none previously existed. The FCU was drawn from 75 different military units from within Australia and New Zealand.