The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Discusses involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Vietnam War.
Studio portrait of Aboriginal serviceman, 217753 Corporal (Cpl) Donald George (Don) Beale, who served in Vietnam with 2 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers attached to 1st Battalion,
Informal portrait of Aboriginal serviceman, 217753 Corporal (Cpl) Donald George (Don) Beale, who served in Vietnam with 2 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 1st Battali
Informal portrait of Aboriginal serviceman, 217753 Corporal (Cpl) Donald George (Don) Beale, who served in Vietnam with 2 Troop, 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, attached to 1st Battali
Official Australian Army Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander challenge coin featuring the Aboriginal Flag, Torres Strait Islanders flag and the official Rising Sun emblem of the Australian Army. P
Service papers of Major Boucher relating to his service with the 2/12 Battalion in the Second World War; includes a list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders servicemen and women.
Joining army; selection for Vietnam; departure; arrival in Vietnam while airport under attack; first impression of hospital; relationship between male army medics and nursing staff; off duty activitie
Support given to Vietnamese orphanage; relationship with staff at Australian civilian hospital at Vung Tau; risk of attack by Viet Cong and evacuation plans; curfews; discipline; actions of commanding
Thesis "The relationship between Aborigines, Islanders and the Armed Forces in the Second World War". Examines the attitude of the services to Aboriginal and Torres Srait Islander enlistment, the role
Collection relating to the military service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during the South African (Boer) War, First World War, Second World War, Malayan Emergency, Korean War and Vi