Ceremony at Long Tan Memorial

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Ceremony at Long Tan Memorial, 1969

Commemoration ceremony and dedication of memorial cross on the site of the Battle of Long Tan (1966) in 1969. Three New Zealanders were directly involved in the battle inside the Long Tan rubber plantation – Captain Maurice Stanley, Lance-Bombardier Murray Broomhall and Signaller Willie Walker were part of a New Zealand artillery FO party attached to 6RAR during the battle.

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Submitted by l39754wgw on Thursday, 28 January 2010 - 1:46pm

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Having been at the Battle of Long Tan with Morrie Stanley that is not him depicted in the photograph.

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