| Accession Number | WAR/70/0654/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Maker |
Ward, Peter Anthony |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | August 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
With an arsenal of weapons between them, these three soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, The ...
Description
With an arsenal of weapons between them, these three soldiers of A Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), stand guard on the site of land clearing operations in a thick jungle area of South Vietnam, known to have harboured an enemy engineer battalion. The land is being cleared by bulldozers to deny the enemy concealment. From left are Private (Pte) Garry Johnston, 21, from Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Pte Paul Crofts, 21, from Villawood, NSW, and Pte Peter Wood, 20, from Kingston, Qld.