| Accession Number | COM/69/0116/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Combe, David Reginald |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Hoa Long |
| Date made | March 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Private (Pte) P Smith, probably of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), ...
Description
Private (Pte) P Smith, probably of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), directs a Vietnamese woman holding a child from a tent set up in the village. [Pte P Smith is probably 135494 Paul Leslie Smith. Later a Lance Corporal, Paul Smith died on 5 July 1969 at he US 24th Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh, from wounds received on a patrol.]