The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vietnam. 1966-01-13. Kiwis lent support to Australian troops who uncovered a huge Viet Cong tunnel complex during Operation Crimp in the Ho Bo Woods north-west of Saigon. Lance Bombardier (L Bdr) David Carswell of the New Zealand battery, set up his radio equipment with the Australians to maintain contact with the Kiwi gunners providing support fire. A Viet Cong tunnel entrance can be seen in the foreground. L Bdr Carswell is from Waiouru, NZ.
Vietnam. 1966-01-13. Sharp-edged action led to these souvenirs (knives and machetes) displayed by Bombardier (Bdr) John Deazley (left) of Auckland, NZ, and Private John Vincent of Noble Park, Vic. The
Vietnam. 1966-01-13. Soapy smile belongs to Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Ken Garner of Bellingen, NSW, who cleaned up under a portable shower hung from a plantation tree during a lull in Operation Crimp in
Vietnam. 1966-01-13. Wheel deal for Private Len Bowyer of Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, Qld, as he takes time out from Operation Crimp, in the Ho Bo Woods north-west of Saigon, to make running repairs to o
Truckloads of Viet Cong documents were captured by troops of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), when they unearthed a huge tunnel complex in the area known as Ho Bo Woods, north-west of
One of the scores of trapdoors uncovered by 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), during Operation Crimp in Ho Bo Woods. Troops uncovered a network of Viet Cong tunnels that contained we
A soldier, probably a sapper of 3 Field Troop down the bunker and near the entrance to a tunnel used by Viet Cong during Operation Crimp in Ho Bo Woods. They were on a search and destroy operation wit
