The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lance Corporal Angus Mackay of Geraldton, WA, sights a Viet Cong sub-machine gun captured during operations by the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), from the enemy in South Vietnam. The weapon was one of more than 100 taken from a vast underground Viet Cong tunnel complex uncovered during Operation Crimp.
Vietnam. 1966-01-17. A trial run for Private (Pte) Brian McGrath of East Malvern, Melbourne, Vic, Lance Corporal Angus Mackay of Geraldton, WA, and Pte Brian Duncan of Fairfield, Sydney, NSW, on a Vie
Private Brian McGrath of East Malvern, Melbourne, Vic, tries out a Viet Cong sub-machine gun captured by the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), from the Viet Cong. The weapon was one
Private Brian Duncan of Fairfield, Sydney, NSW, tries out the PU 3.5 power telescopic sight on a Soviet made 91/30 sniper's rifle captured by the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), i
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
The fortified entrance to an underground tunnel used by the Viet Cong unconvered during Operation Crimp, a search and destroy operation by 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR).
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
