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 a North Vietnamese extended family sitting in their partially completed home at the village of Ap Sui Nge. The home was being constructed by the 1st Australian Task Force Civil Affairs Unit assisted by the older Vietnamese men.photograph, 1st australian civil affairs unit, ap sui nge village, 1st atf base, gibbons collection catalogue, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons, north veitnames families, diggers