The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Soldiers from 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), relax at Fire Support Base (FSB) Lion during Operation Santa Fe, a multi-brigade search and destroy operation aimed at clearing the enemy out of their base and logistics areas in the Thua Tich and May Tao regions. Included in the group are the following 7RAR personnel: George Turner, 3411857 Private (Pte) Peter Kingsley Gates of 9 Platoon, C Company, Terry Bryson and 378803 Pte Noel Arthur Biggins. Behind them (right) is a M48A2 AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launch Bridge) from United States unit 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Two soldiers, probably of 9 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), stand behind a mobile US 155 Howitzer gun during Operation Santa Fe, a multi-brigade search and destr
A soldier nicknamed 'Pepi' cleans his rifle while sitting on a canvas camp bed above a sandbagged dugout at Fire Support Base (FSB) Lion during Operation Santa Fe, a multi-brigade search and destroy o
Surrounded by long grass and ferns, 1411207 Private Raymond John Collyer, 9 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), takes a rest in the jungle during Operation Santa Fe,
Simple timber structures stand in a Viet Cong (VC) jungle camp which was discovered by 8 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) during Operation Santa Fe, a multi-brigad
3789463 Private (Pte) Ian Maurice Ross, a forward scout with 9 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), leans forward with his pack on his back, as he and other soldiers
A crude wooden structure with a piece of corrugated iron stands in a Viet Cong (VC) jungle camp which was discovered by 8 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) during O
