TRA BONG, VIETNAM. 1965-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF `A' TEAM, SPECIAL FORCES. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: ...

Place Asia: Vietnam
Accession Number P01011.042
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

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Description

TRA BONG, VIETNAM. 1965-11. GROUP PORTRAIT OF `A' TEAM, SPECIAL FORCES. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: 13006 WARRANT OFFICER GEOFFREY JAMES SCOTT, AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM (AATTV), SECOND LIEUTENANT BUSSEY (USSF), WARRANT OFFICER WHEATLEY (AATTV), WARRANT OFFICER PALMER (AATTV), STAFF SERGEANT HARRIS (USSF), WARRANT OFFICER SWANTON (AATTV). FRONT ROW: WARRANT OFFICER HOYNE (AATTV), WARRANT OFFICER DOWSETT (AATTV), CAPTAIN FAZEKAS (COMMANDER, AATTV), STAFF SERGEANT SERSHEN (USSF), WARRANT OFFICER ANSTEE (AATTV) AND STAFF SERGEANT FOSHEE (USSF). ON 1965-11-13 WARRANT OFFICERS SWANTON AND WHEATLEY WERE KILLED IN ACTION WITH WHEATLEY BEING POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS. (FORMERLY 200300)