Newspaper, 500: The Australians Who Died in Vietnam - The Australian Newspaper 3-4 Oct 1992, 1992

Historical information

This item was donated by Pte Maurice John Benson (3786757) who was a National Serviceman with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and he served in Vietnam with 2 Field Ambulance from May 1966 to April 1967

Physical description

A special edition of the Weekend Australian Special Edition October 3-4 1992. 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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