The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two Australian soldiers sitting on top of an M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) loaded aboard HMAS Sydney which is anchored in Vung Tau Harbour. Identified from left: 42502 Corporal Neville Modystack, of Adelaide, SA, who served with the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse/1 APC Troop (Trp) from May 1965 to June 1965, 1 APC Trp from July 1965 to April 1966, and 1 APC Squadron (Sqn) from April 1966 to May 1966; Probably 53210 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Alexander 'Wally' Grieg of Geraldton, WA, who served with the Australian Logistics Support Company from May 1965 to September 1965, 1 APC Trp from September 1965 to April 1966 and 1 APC Sqn from April 1966 to May 1966. He completed a second tour of duty with A Sqn, 3 Cavalry Regiment (Cav Regt) from December 1968 to May 1969, B Sqn 3 Cav Regt from May 1969 to October 1969 and with Headquarters 1 Australian Task Force (HQ 1 ATF) from October 1969 to December 1969. Both men are wearing M1 pattern steel helmets with fitted string netting and Sgt Grieg is holding a 9mm Owen machine carbine.
311496 Corporal (Cpl), Kevin Thomas Alexander, of Inala, Qld, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment (1 Armoured Personnel Carrier Troop (APC Trp)). Cpl Alexander is the crew commander of an
Portrait of 1200304 Sergeant William Russell 'Bill' Bennett of Frankston, Vic, a crew commander with 1 Troop, A Squadron, 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment (redesignated as 1 APC Troop,
James Stones served in Vietnam where he completed two tours. Stones served in the 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (1 APC SQN) in 1966-67. In 1967 (1 APC SQN) became known as A Squadron 3rd Ca
APC M113 Crew Commander 36281 Paul Francis 'Seedy' Yeates, and Driver 54522 Roy Michael Gillam from the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Armoured Personnel Carrier detachment take a look at the
4 A Vietnamese ox-cart gives a wide berth to an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse. The M113 APC have been used continuously since arriving in Vietnam, and hav
Vietnam. 1965. Australian M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) from the 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment pause at the entrance to a village before proceeding on patrol. Two bear seria
