| Accession Number | EKN/67/0085/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original negative other |
| Maker |
Coleridge, Michael |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | February 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Walking beside an M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) from 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Walking beside an M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) from 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), troops of B Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), leave the jungle to search semi-open rice padi areas during Operation Tamborine, a search and destroy mission near the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) base at Nui Dat. Identified personnel include 214548 Corporal Geoffrey (Geoff) David Luck, in front holding an M16A1 automatic rifle; directly behind him and partially obscured is 2782655 Garry James Cassidy; to the right front of the armoured personnel carrier (APC) is 2781449 John Vincent "Spud" Murphy and a short distance behind him is 3786972 Bruce Gregory Everard. The APC is an M113A1 and the soldier without a hat behind the .50 Calibre machine gun shield is 216422 Sergeant Graham Michael Nesbitt of 5 RAR's Mortar Platoon.