Mekong Delta, South Vietnam. 1969-09. Victoria Cross (VC) winner, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, South Vietnam, Mekong Delta
Accession Number LES/69/0610/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original acetate
Maker L'Estrange, Brian Edwin
Date made 1969
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Mekong Delta, South Vietnam. 1969-09. Victoria Cross (VC) winner, Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Ray Simpson of Sydney, NSW, crosses a makeshift bridge at a village. WO2 Simpson is a member of the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam (AATTV), working with a Village Defence Advisory Team, and has just inspected a partially built bunker.