The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian troops from 1RAR, detachment of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse R.A.A.C., together with New Zealand artillery, several U.S. infantry battalions and Vietnamese units took part in a drive to clear Vietcong from an area of Binh Tuy Province, approximately 90-miles north east of Saigon. The search and destroy operation was centred around a huge rice producing area and the allied troops were clearing it of Viet Cong in prepartion for the coming rice harvest. 1RAR were charged with the task of clearing the villages of Vo Xu and Chinh Due. During the clearing of these villages, 1RAR detained more than 400 suspects. After interrogation, more than 150 were found to be Vietcong. The battalion also captured the leader of a local women's Auxiliary who made Panji stakes and booby traps for the Vietcong. The leader of a Vietcong Cadre was also taken captive. Identified personnel: Sergeant W.R. (Bill) Bennett of Seymour, Vic., Private S.P. Hanszewicz of Moxwell, Vic., Private R.A. Kennedy of Casino, N.S.W. Cameraman Sgt. M. Shannon.
Shortly before they left South Vietnam, elements of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, took part in a cordon and search operation covering several hamlets and villages in the Phuoc Tuy Prov
The twice-yearly rice harvest is the life blood of Phuoc Tuy Province in South Vietnam. As the monsoon fades away into the northern provinces of the country, villagers turn out in force to cut and thr
Australian armour and infantry this week seized a further 12 tons of rice during continued operations in a known enemy supply base, 15 miles north west of the 1st Australian Task Force base, Nui Dat i
Sergeant W. G. (Jock) Wells of Sydney, NSW, stands guard over a group of suspected Viet Cong detained during operations in Xo Vu village. More than 400 suspects were detained by the 1st Battalion, The
Centurion tanks preceded soldiers of "D" Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment as they took part in a cordon and search mission covering a number of small hamlets and villages in Phuoc
A member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), stands guard over three of a group of suspected Viet Cong sitting inside a concertina barbed wire enclosure detained during search
