Soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) on Operation New Life, ...

Place Asia: Vietnam
Accession Number SHA/65/0302/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Shannon, Michael Barry
Place made Vietnam: Binh Tuy Province
Date made 21 November 1965-16 December 1965
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) on Operation New Life, close in on a known Viet Cong house. The raid netted two Viet Cong - the leader of the local women's auxiliary responsible for making panjis and booby traps, and the head of the local Viet Cong cadre. Both Viet Cong were later identified by local villagers.