Accession Number | COM/69/0400/VN |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Combe, David Reginald |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
Dat Do, South Vietnam. 1969-06. The Commander of Australian Forces in Vietnam (COMAFV), Major ...
Description
Dat Do, South Vietnam. 1969-06. The Commander of Australian Forces in Vietnam (COMAFV), Major General (Maj Gen) R. A. Hay of Canberra, ACT (right), speaks with the Company Sergeant Major of D Company (Coy), 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), Warrant Officer Class 2 John Smitheringdale of Singleton, NSW. Maj Gen Hay was visiting the village, where D Coy is providing protection for Australian Army engineers building a defensive bunker system around the village.