The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soldiers, most from C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), on top of a Centurion tank, callsign 32A, ARN 169037, 'mop-up' after heavy fighting at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral in Bien Hoa Province, about 25 miles north of Saigon. Identified left to right are: 38381 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Erasmus James (Rus) Kiellerup; 36217 Sergeant Norman Leonard (Len) Allen; Troopers 2785419 Daniel Edwin Kenny and 3788986 Ambrose Thomas 'Bluey' Crowe; and an unidentified infantry officer. The squadron's Centurion tanks supported troops from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in repulsing an estimated two North Vietnamese battalions who stormed the base with rockets, mortars and a ground attack.
Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam. 1968-05. Battle weary soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), `mop up' in a heavily wooded area after bitter fighting with an estimated t
Blindfolded North Vietnamese soldiers captured after heavy fighting at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral in Bien Hoa Province wait to board a helicopter to take them from the battle area. Troops from t
A reassuring thought for soldiers of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), who were attacked at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral, was the presence of 54 ton Centurion tanks. The tanks'
A wounded North Vietnamese soldier lies on an improvised stretcher of branches lashed together at Fire Support Base (FSB) Balmoral in Bien Hoa Province, after a fierce battle on 28 May, 1968, between
BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-05. BLINDFOLDED NORTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS CAPTURED AFTER HEAVY FIGHTING ON 1968-05-28 AT FIRE SUPPORT BASE (FSB) BALMORAL IN BIEN HOA PROVINCE AWAIT HELICOPTERS
General William C. Westmoreland, Commander, US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, speaks with members of 1 Troop, C Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC), about an
