| Places | |
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| Accession Number | CRO/68/0579/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Crothers, Richard William |
| Date made | 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Soldiers, most from C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), on ...
Description
Soldiers, most from C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), on top of a Centurion tank, callsign 32A, ARN 169037, 'mop-up' after heavy fighting at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral in Bien Hoa Province, about 25 miles north of Saigon. Identified left to right are: 38381 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Erasmus James (Rus) Kiellerup; 36217 Sergeant Norman Leonard (Len) Allen; Troopers 2785419 Daniel Edwin Kenny and 3788986 Ambrose Thomas 'Bluey' Crowe; and an unidentified infantry officer. The squadron's Centurion tanks supported troops from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in repulsing an estimated two North Vietnamese battalions who stormed the base with rockets, mortars and a ground attack.