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South East Asia, Vietnam, Hanh Province, 105 Battery, RAA, 1968

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Overview

Digital image of photograph of L5 105mm gun of 105 Battery in action at Quan Kheim, Hanh Province, 1968

Historical information

The 105th Field Battery was formed in 1955. It was the first artillery battery to leave Australia for active service in Vietnam and the first to return there for a second twelve-month tour of duty.

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cwa-org-32-57-329

Contextual Information

The original of this image is in the Collection of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society of Western Australia. A Memorial exhibit summarising105 Battery's Vietnam service is located in the Archives of the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia.

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10.721768098319, 106.90393745286

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