Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of the regimentation, discipline and order required of a prisoner, in his cell, when confined to Australian Forces Vietnam Detention Barack located at the First Australian Logistic Support Base, Vung Tauphotograph, detention barrack, 1st alsg base, vung tau, military police, gibbons collection catalogue, prisoners, australian forces vietnam detention barack, denis gibbons

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of the Australian Forces Vietnam detention barack located at 1st Australian Logistic Support Base, Vung Tau. It was here that those diggers who wer responsible for the more serious breaches of good order and military discipline were sent.photograph, 1st alsg base, military police, vung tau, detention barrack, gibbons collection catalogue, diggers, military discipline, denis gibbons