| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | WAR/70/0561/VN |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Ward, Peter Anthony |
| Date made | 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. JUNE 1970. OPERATION CUNG CHUNG (TOGETHERNESS) IS THE LARGEST ...
Description
PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. JUNE 1970. OPERATION CUNG CHUNG (TOGETHERNESS) IS THE LARGEST JOINT AUSTRALIAN-SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFENSIVE YET LAUNCHED. VIETNAMESE REGIONAL FORCE SOLDIERS ARE MOVED INTO AN AMBUSH POSITION BY AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCS) OF B SQUADRON, 3RD CAVALRY REGIMENT. THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST APC, CALL SIGN 32A AND NICKNAMED BEWILDERED, IS TROOPER KEN BENNETT, 22, FROM HENLEY BEACH, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (WEARING HELMET), AND IT IS COMMANDED BY CORPORAL KENNY WALLACE, 19, FROM CAMP HILL, BRISBANE (BEHIND THE MACHINE-GUN).