Newspaper, 500: The Australians Who Died in Vietnam, 1988

Historical information

This item was donated by Cpl (Temp) Allan William Adsett( 1201433) who was with the Royal Australian Survey Corps and he served in Vietnam with A Section, 1st Topographical Survey Troop from April 1971 to November 1971.

Physical description

A special edition of the Australian dated Thursday August 18, 1988. The title is "500 The Australians Who Died In Vietnam". there are twenty pages dedicated to the soldiers with a photograph and a short story on each. On the front right hand side are the names of each soldier. In the middle of these there is a photograph of Sgt Bill Hacking who was the first Australian solder killed in Vietnam on June 1 1963. To the left of the front page there a sketch of a rifle stuck in the ground with a diggers hat on the butt. There is a helicopter in the background with dark clouds and long grass. See media information for more details.

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