The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
HMAS Sydney anchored off Vung Tau, South Vietnam on Tuesday morning 8 June 1965 The 1st Battalion RAR troops disembarked into Dukws; ferried to L.C.U. (Vietnamese Navy) then to shore where they were greeted on landing by the Commander, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, General William Westmoreland and the CO 1RAR, Lieut-Colonel I R W Brumfield. A fleet of US army trucks carried the Australians to nearby Vung Tau air base where they borded C-130 Hercules and C-123 Provider aircraft for the flight to their battalion positions at Bien Hoa air base, north of Saigon.
A quiet, overcast morning greeted HMAS Sydney as she dropped anchor of the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, last week (Feb 3) with re-inforcements and ordnance supplies for the Australian Force in the thea
The commander of the Australian Logistice Support Group at Vung Tau Vietnam, has handed over his unit after 12 months tour of duty. He is Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Chambers, who saw about 1,300 men in t
Members of the First Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), were reviewed and farewelled by the Minister for the Army, Dr A.J. Forbes, at a parade held at Holsworthy Camp. After the parade they t
A further 350 Australian troops comprising armour, artillery, engineers, signals, light aircraft and logistic elements arrived in Vietnam aboard the RAN troop carrier HMAS 'Sydney' to bring the Austra
On 6 June 1966 in Vietnam 6RAR celebrated its first birthday as 420 newly arrived troops were inspected on parade by the Commanding Officer, Lieut-Colonel C. Townsend. Meanwhile in Vung Tau Bay H.M.A.
HMAS Sydney at sea c May 1965 on operation Trimdon the transport of 1 RAR to Vung Tau South Vietnam. Rear Admiral T K Morrison arrives by Wessex helicopter. He his greeted by Sydney's commander Captai
