The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Viet Cong (VC) swimmer sapper prepares to board a small boat on a narrow jungle stream at the start of an operation. The soldier is part of a small team or squad that is to carry out a demolition attack on a bridge in the province. The original photograph was captured from the VC. (Compare images P01003.010 & P01003.021)
At a camp in the jungle, Viet Cong (VC) swimmer sappers study a map laid out on a table in the open air during a briefing for a demolition attack on a bridge in the province. The original photograph w
At a camp in the jungle, Viet Cong (VC) swimmer sappers raise their right arms in salute at the completion of a briefing for a demolition attack on a bridge in the province. The original photograph wa
Two Viet Cong (VC) soldiers paddle a small boat along a narrow jungle stream. The men are either transporting supplies or are undergoing training at VC training camp. The original photograph was captu
South Vietnam. 15 January 1969. Soldier in the advance party with Pioneers, the 9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (9RAR), prepares for the demolition of a Viet Cong (VC) tunnel complex in t
Corporal John Coe of Como, WA, and Sapper Greg Barnsley of Lismore, NSW, an engineer splinter team from the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), prepares an underground bunker for dem
An unidentified Australian soldier from 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), preparing a demolition charge in a captured Viet Cong (VC) bunker, (reputedly used as a hospital by the VC)
