Laminated photo grey scale, depicting Vietnamese village, including stilted house, with a Montagnard Vietnamese man sitting on a wooden ladder holding a Montagnard dagger c1964.photograph, vietnamese village scene

Heavily pitted American helmet collected by Craftsman Francis William Penfold (3790124) who was a National Serviceman and was with the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and served with 102 Field Workshop from February 1968 to August 1968 Vietnam 1968. US M1 Helmet c1967. This Vietnam war era US M1 helmet was found in a village in 1999, near what was know as Phoenix Airfield, at Dak To, near Kon Tum, in the Central Highlands. The area in which the helmet was found was the scene for heavy engagements between US, South Vietnamese Army )ARVN) and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) units in late 1967.Olive green coloured metal US helmet. there are several holes in the helmet as well as rust.helmet, us army, raeme, craftsman francis william penfold, 3790124, australian national serviceman, royal corps of australian electrical and mechanical engineers., 102 field battery, m1 helmet, phoenix airfield, dak to, kon tum province, arvn, nva

The cards were sent to Geoff Murray by Sister Augustine from the Baria Orphanage South Vietnam. On Geoff's 2nd tour of Vietnam with Survey Corp 15.10.69 to 15.10.70 he was a great supporter of the Orphanage with food and rations. Refer 594.2, 610.2P, 611.8 re Geoff and the Orphanage. His first tour was with 3 Cav Regt 27.11.67 to 22.10.68, refer 638P..1) Christmas card with scene of Vietnamese village. .2) New Year's card with paper cutout birds and pressed flowers. .3) Christmas card with painting of birds and nativity scene on cover and pop-up nativity scene.documents-cards, natural history specimens-botany, vietnam