The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian Army Engineers examine and destroy Viet Cong explosives captured by 5th Battalion RAR. The ammunition included home made and Chinese manufactured grenades, Viet Cong captured American 155mm artillery shells (improvised as land mines) explosive and shrapnel carriers. The Viet Cong "cottage industry" products were labelled and laid out at the bomb disposal unit's bush camp in Vietnam. Identified personnel (not confirmed see scene list): Captain Barry Hawtorn of Holsworthy N.S.W., Sergeant Jenkins of Liverpool N.S.W., W.O. II Don Phillips of Holsworthy N.S.W., Sapper Mick Keegan of Newcastle, N.S.W., Captain Paddy Martin of Yallourn Victoria, Sapper Geoff Guest of Biliela Queensland, Sapper Stewart Law of Singleton, N.S.W.
Australian Army engineers serving in Vietnam this week took a close look at Communist Viet Cong weapons handed to them for disposal after they had been captured by troops of the 5th Battalion, Royal A
Troops of "C" Company, 4th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment - the ANZAC Battalion in Vietnam, this week found a Viet Cong base camp consisting of about 70 bunkers. The camp was capable of hold
Split second timing is needed when troops go into action in Viet Nam, and many hours of planning and preparation often precede a battalion move. This scale model of a small village and its surrounding
