Seaman George A Lester, steel helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess
R63871 Ordinary Seaman George A Lester, steel-helmeted and armed with a Thompson sub-machine gun, on alert as an upper deck sentry on board the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is on alert against enemy underwater sappers or other attacks. As a safety precaution, the magazine has been removed from the weapon, and will only be fitted in the event of a confirmed threat. His ship is escorting the troop transport HMAS Sydney carrying soldiers and cargo to Vietnam. This is a side trip for HMAS Duchess during its deployment to the Indonesian Confrontation. Vietnam: Vung Tau Special Zone, Vung Tau Sept. 1965