Balibo, East Timor. 19 November 1999. Lieutenant Colonel Slater (sitting left), Commanding ...

Accession Number P03184.440
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Amor, Rick
Place made East Timor: Balibo
Date made 19 November 1999
Conflict East Timor, 1999-2013
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Balibo, East Timor. 19 November 1999. Lieutenant Colonel Slater (sitting left), Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), being interviewed by Major Quinn, Lessons Learnt Team, who is getting information about Australia's deployment with the International Force for East Timor (Interfet). They are sitting on a pile of sandbags on the rampart, behind a sandbaged defensive position built on the parapet in the old Portugese fort that is now used as the Headquarters for 2RAR. The old cannon port to the left has also been reinforced with sandbags.

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