The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 the Ho Bo Woods north-west of Saigon. L Cpl Garner is serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), which unearthed a huge Viet Cong tunnel complex and captured large quantities of Communist documents, arms and food caches during the operation.
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
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) Davi
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
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
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
